Reading Level
What is the reading level of The Secret Life of Bees?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Secret Life of Bees is 6th and 7th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
The Secret Life of Bees
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 4 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 7 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 6 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
Reading Time
6 hrs 9 mins
How long to read The Secret Life of Bees?
The estimated word count of The Secret Life of Bees is 92,070 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 6 hrs 9 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 10 hrs 14 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 25 mins.
| The Secret Life of Bees - 92,070 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 10 hrs 14 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 6 hrs 9 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 25 mins |
- Authors
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Sue Monk Kidd
More about The Secret Life of Bees
92,070 words
Word Count
for The Secret Life of Bees
9 hours and 54 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers—featuring cover art by Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series launches with six perennial favorites to give as elegant gifts, or to showcase on your own shelves.K is for Kidd. Set in South Carolina during the tumultuous summer of 1964, The Secret Life of Bees also ushered young Lily Owens, a girl transformed by the power and divinity of the female spirit, into the canon of modern-day heroines. Lily and her fierce-hearted black “stand-in mother” escape the racism of their hometown and find refuge with an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, whose world of bees, honey, and the Black Madonna is mesmerizing.