How long does it take to read A Different Pond?
Bao Phi, Thi Bui
A Different Pond by Bao Phi, Thi Bui takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2017. 32 pages, about 8,800 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--
Subjects: Fishing, Vietnamese Americans, Juvenile fiction, Immigrants, Fathers and sons, Fiction
