How long does it take to read Birthday Boy?
Birthday Boy by David Baddiel takes about 7 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 28 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2017. 407 pages, about 111,925 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 | 12 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is the story of Sam Green, who really, really, really loves birthdays. He loves the special breakfasts in bed. The presents. The themed parties. Blowing out the candles on his cake. Everything. He is so excited about his 11th birthday, in fact, that he wishes it was his birthday every day. So, at first, it's quite exciting when his birthday happens again the next morning. And again. And again. And again ... But it's not long before things start to go wrong. Soon, disaster strikes, threatening something Sam loves even more than birthdays. Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for ...
Subjects: Animals, Holidays & Celebrations, Juvenile fiction, Birthdays, Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Guinea pigs
