How long does it take to read Black and White?
Paul Volponi
Black and White by Paul Volponi takes about 3 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 24 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2005. 185 pages, about 50,875 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Two star high school basketball players, one black and one white, experience the justice system differently after committing a crime together and getting caught.
Subjects: Race relations, Basketball, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile delinquency, Fiction, High schools
