How long does it take to read One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping?
The Diary of Julie Weiss (Dear America)
One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping by Barry Denenberg takes about 4 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2000. 250 pages, about 68,750 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This special Dear Ameirca edition is actually two stories in a single volume. In part one of a two-part story, Julie Weiss's world is suddenly torn apart by a war that will forever change the face of humanity. Her life as a privileged Jewish girl quickly becomes one of humiliation and terror. In part two, Julie has left Nazi Austria for New York, where she begins a new life with her extended family who she has never met
Subjects: Fiction, Jews, Diaries, Emigration and immigration, Juvenile fiction, History
