How long does it take to read Local News?
Local News by Gary Soto takes about 2 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 47 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1993. 152 pages, about 41,800 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of thirteen short stories about the everyday lives of Mexican American young people in California's Central Valley. This edition also includes short stories, a poem, a novel excerpt, and a biographical sketch of the author.
Subjects: Children's stories, American, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Mexican Americans, Short stories, Children's fiction
