Kathryn answers “can a 7th grader read the book in a few...”

Christiana asked this question about The Pearl:

can a 7th grader read the book in a few days or a week

Kathryn I read this in 7th or 8th grade and it was one of the books that I most disliked. Hated actually! I am currently listening to it on audio and don't th…moreI read this in 7th or 8th grade and it was one of the books that I most disliked. Hated actually! I am currently listening to it on audio and don't think I really care for it, but I'll give it a fair chance and it is short, just over 2 hours or around 100 pages more or less. There are better books out there. I don't know why schools insist on having students read so-called classics. They need to get kids to enjoy reading and this book is not going to do it. Luckily, I was a big reader before, so the books , I read in school that I mostly disliked did not affect my love of reading, since I knew there were so many great books, but for those kids who are not readers, this book and many of the other required books for middle school and high school, will not endear them to reading. They can always read t during college or later in life.(less)

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