Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Railway Girls is 6th and 7th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 4 |
SMOG Index | Grade 7 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 6 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
The estimated word count of The Railway Girls is 129,580 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 8 hrs 39 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 14 hrs 24 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 4 hrs 48 mins.
The Railway Girls - 129,580 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 14 hrs 24 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 8 hrs 39 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 4 hrs 48 mins |
for The Railway Girls
The first novel in the utterly brilliant Railway Girls series. Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell and Ellie Dean. In February, 1922, at the western-most entrance to Victoria Station in Manchester, a massive plaque was unveiled. Beneath a vast tiled map showing the lines of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway network, a series of seven bronze panels recorded the names of the men of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway who gave their lives for King and Country in the Great War – a total of 1,460 names. In February, 1940, a group of women of varying ages and backgrounds, stand in front of the memorial, ready to do their bit in this new World War... _________________________________________ Feeling responsible for her best friend’s death, Mabel is determined to make a fresh start as a railway girl where no one will know the terrible thing she did and she can put her guilt behind her... Or is she just running away? Meanwhile Joan will never be as good as her sister, or so her Gran keeps telling her. A new job as a station clerk could be just the thing she needs to forget her troubles at home. And Dot is further into her 40s than she cares to admit. Her beloved sons are away fighting and her husband – well, the less said about him the better. Ratty old sod. She is anxious to become a railway girl just like her dear mam – anything to feel she is supporting the sons she prays for every night. The three women start off as strangers, but soon form an unbreakable bond that will get them through the toughest of times...