How long does it take to read Back Home?
Back Home by Michelle Magorian takes about 7 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1984. 386 pages, about 106,150 words. Written for children.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sent to America from England at age seven to escape war-torn England, Rusty returns five years later to go to a strict English boarding school and renew her relationship with her family, who now seem like strangers to her.
Subjects: Children's fiction, Great britain, fiction, Mothers and daughters, fiction, Boarding schools, fiction, England, fiction, Juvenile fiction
