How long does it take to read Away from Home?
Away from Home by Arleta Richardson takes about 3 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours
A weekend read
First published 1985. 164 pages, about 45,100 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In 1889 two sixteen-year-olds leave their homes to go to the academy in town, where they stay with relatives and enjoy being "grown up."
Subjects: Christian life, Fiction, Friendship, Schools, Juvenile fiction, Children, religious life
