How long does it take to read Fast Break?
Fast Break by Mike Lupica takes about 4 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 47 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2015. 261 pages, about 71,775 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Since his mother's death, Jayson, twelve, has focused on basketball and surviving but he is found out and placed with an affluent foster family of a different race, and must learn to accept many changes, including facing his former teammates in a championship game.
Subjects: Race relations, Basketball, Foster home care, Orphans, Fiction, Homeless persons
