How long does it take to read The Land?
The Land by Mildred D. Taylor takes about 6 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Logan family
Previous: The Road to Memphis
About 6 hours 53 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1999. 375 pages, about 103,125 words. Written for children.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The son of a prosperous landowner and a former slave, Paul-Edward Logan is unlike any other boy he knows. His white father has acknowledged him and raised him openly-something unusual in post-Civil War Georgia. But as he grows into a man he learns that life for someone like him is not easy. Black people distrust him because he looks white. White people discriminate against him when they learn of his black heritage. Even within his own family he faces betrayal and degradation. So at the age of fourteen, he sets out toward the only dream he has ever had: to find land every bit as good as his father's, and make it his own. Once again inspired by her own history, Ms. Taylor brings truth and power to the newest addition to the award-winning Logan family stories.
Subjects: Race relations, Young adult fiction, Racially mixed people, Juvenile fiction, Coretta Scott King Award, Prejudices
