How long does it take to read Dustbin Baby?
Dustbin Baby by Jacqueline Wilson takes about 3 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 18 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2001. 180 pages, about 49,500 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Another unforgettable story for older readers from mega-bestseller Jacqueline Wilson - with a new introduction and cover look!April knows she was found in a dustbin fourteen years ago as a new-born baby. And now she's fairly happily settled with her foster mother, Marion. But she's desperate to recall what happened in the intervening years, and to see if she can find out where she really came from in the first place.A highly moving but very accessible novel, in Jacqueline Wilson's unique, acclaimed and adored style.
Subjects: Foster home care, Abandoned children, Fiction, Adoption, Foster parents, Mothers and daughters
