How long does it take to read Black Duck?
Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle takes about 4 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 37 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2006. 252 pages, about 69,300 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 42 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to control the local rum-smuggling trade.
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers, Juvenile fiction, Prohibition, Fiction, Gangsters, Adventure stories
