How long does it take to read Crossing Bok Chitto?
Crossing Bok Chitto by Tim Tingle takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2006. 40 pages, about 11,000 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In the 1800s, a Choctaw girl becomes friends with a slave boy from a plantation across the great river, and when she learns that his family is in trouble, she helps them cross to freedom.
Subjects: Folklore, Indians of North America, Juvenile fiction, Slavery, Choctaw Indians, Fiction
