How long does it take to read Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat?
superstitions and other beliefs.
Alvin Schwartz, Glen Rounds
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz, Glen Rounds takes about 2 hours 57 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 57 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1974. 161 pages, about 44,275 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Superstitions about such topics as love and marriage, money, ailments, travel, the weather, and death.
Subjects: Superstition, Folklore, Folklore, united states