How long does it take to read Blade Silver?
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Blade Silver by Melody Carlson takes about 3 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 37 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2005. 197 pages, about 54,175 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Ruth copes with an abusive situation at home by cutting herself, until her high school counselor helps her get the treatment she needs to start a new life.
Subjects: Counselors in fiction, Juvenile fiction, Schools in fiction, Fiction, Self-mutilation in fiction, Self-mutilation