How long does it take to read Ballet Surprise?
Ballet Surprise by Jean Waricha takes about 4 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1996. 250 pages, about 68,750 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Star of the show? "How will I ever be a great ballerina like D.J. and Stephanie?" When Michelle decides to try out for the school ballet, her whole family thinks its super! There's just one thing: her family doesn't know that Michelle's an awful ballerina! But Michelle has a secret plan -- a plan that could make her the star of the ballet. WHen the curtain rises, will Michelle's family clap...or gasp?
Subjects: Ballet, Juvenile fiction