How long does it take to read Friend or Foe?
Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo takes about 1 hour 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 54 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1977. 104 pages, about 28,600 words. Written for children.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 11 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
During the Second World War, David and his friend Tucky are evacuated to the countryside. One night they see a German plane crash on the moors. They feel they should hate the airmen inside, but can they just leave them to die?
Subjects: Evacuation of civilians, Juvenile fiction, Aircraft accidents, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Children's fiction, Aerial Bombing
