How long does it take to read Annie and the Old One?
Miska Miles
Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles takes about 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 48 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1971. 44 pages, about 12,100 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 | 1 hour 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A Navajo girl unravels a day's weaving on a rug whose completion, she believes, will mean the death of her grandmother.
Subjects: Newbery honor book, Juvenile fiction, Death, Indians of North America, Death in fiction, Navajo Indians
