How long does it take to read Countdown?
Countdown by Deborah Wiles takes about 7 hours 8 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 8 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2010. 389 pages, about 106,975 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 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 8 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Franny is a schoolgirl who has a best friend named Margie. Her uncle has war "nightmares". There is friend betrayal and drama. But even most importantly a crisis.
Subjects: Nineteen sixties, Juvenile fiction, History, Fiction, Girls, Children's fiction
