How long does it take to read Elijah of Buxton?
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis takes about 6 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 15 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2007. 341 pages, about 93,775 words. Written for children.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Elijah has to go find this former slave that stole a friends money who was planning on buying his family back out of slavery. What happens along the way is terrifying to even think about, friends getting shot, dying, and freeing slaves.
Subjects: Newbery Honor, Blacks, Freedom, Slavery, Fiction, History
