How long does it take to read Charlie Bone and the Shadow?
Jenny Nimmo, Jenny Millward
Charlie Bone and the Shadow by Jenny Nimmo, Jenny Millward takes about 7 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 11 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2008. 392 pages, about 107,800 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 | 11 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Magically-gifted Charlie Bone, accompanied by his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, comes to the rescue when the enchanter Count Harken takes revenge on the Red King's heirs by kidnapping and imprisoning Charlie's ancestors in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock.
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Castles, Magic, Orphans, Boarding schools
