How long does it take to read Brothers Far from Home?
the World War I diary of Eliza Bates
Brothers Far from Home by Jean Little takes about 4 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 19 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2003. 235 pages, about 64,625 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 11 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In 1916, in Uxbridge, Ontario, twelve-year-old Eliza, a Presbyterian minister's daughter, chronicles her family's experiences after her two brothers leave for Europe to fight in the war.
Subjects: Brothers and sisters, Diaries, Family life in fiction, Juvenile fiction, Diaries in fiction, Family life
