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How long does it take to read Dancing Shoes?

Noel Streatfeild

Dancing Shoes by Noel Streatfeild takes about 4 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 28 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1958. 244 pages, about 67,100 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 27 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 28 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 48 minutes

The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

When Cora Wintle goes to pick up her orphaned niece, Rachel, she discovers that Rachel's adopted sister, Hilary, would be perfect for her dancing troupe. The only problem is that Hilary might be as good as her own precious daughter, Dulcie. Still, she's determined to take sulky Rachel and sprightly Hilary and make them into Little Wonders. But Rachel doesn't want to be a Little Wonder. She can't dance, and she'd rather die than wear the ruffly costume. Not only that, she doesn't want Hilary to be a Little Wonder either. She had promised her mother that she would make sure Hilary danced with the Royal Ballet. Nothing seems to be going as planned, until Rachel discovers another talent.

Subjects: Behavior, Dance, Fiction, Orphans, Juvenile fiction, Acting

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