Reading Level
What is the reading level of Children of the Stars?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Children of the Stars is 7th and 8th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
Children of the Stars
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 5 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 8 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 7 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
Reading Time
6 hrs 33 mins
How long to read Children of the Stars?
The estimated word count of Children of the Stars is 98,115 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 6 hrs 33 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 10 hrs 55 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 39 mins.
| Children of the Stars - 98,115 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 10 hrs 55 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 6 hrs 33 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 39 mins |
- Authors
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Mario Escobar
More about Children of the Stars
98,115 words
Word Count
for Children of the Stars
368 pages
Pages
10 hours and 33 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
From international bestselling author Mario Escobar comes a story of escape, sacrifice, and hope amid the perils of the Second World War.August 1942. Jacob and Moses Stein, two young Jewish brothers, are staying with their aunt in Paris amid the Nazi occupation. The boys’ parents, well-known German playwrights, have left the brothers in their aunt’s care until they can find safe harbor for their family. But before the Steins can reunite, a great and terrifying roundup occurs. The French gendarmes, under Nazi order, arrest the boys and take them to the Vélodrome d’Hiver—a massive, bleak structure in Paris where thousands of France’s Jews are being forcibly detained.Jacob and Moses know they must flee in order to survive, but they only have a set of letters sent from the South of France to guide them to their parents. Danger lurks around every corner as the boys, with nothing but each other, trek across the occupied country. Along their remarkable journey, they meet strangers and brave souls who put themselves at risk to protect the children—some of whom pay the ultimate price for helping these young refugees of war.This inspiring novel, now available for the first time in English, demonstrates the power of family and the endurance of the human spirit—even through the darkest moments of human history.