How long does it take to read Big Bad Bruce?
Big Bad Bruce by Bill Peet takes about 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 47 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1977. 43 pages, about 11,825 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 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 47 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
Bruce, a bear bully, never picks on anyone his own size until he is diminished in more ways than one by a small but very independent witch.
Subjects: Fiction, Bears, Children's stories, Witches, Bullying, Juvenile fiction
