How long does it take to read Glory Be?
Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood takes about 3 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 46 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2012. 205 pages, about 56,375 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In the summer of 1964 as she is about to turn twelve, Glory's town of Hanging Moss, Mississippi, is beset by racial tension when town leaders close her beloved public pool rather than desegregating it.
Subjects: Sisters, Race relations, Fiction, Segregation, History, City and town life
