How long does it take to read Happy Birthday, Addy!?
A Springtime Story
Happy Birthday, Addy! by Connie Porter takes about 1 hour 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 6 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1993. 60 pages, about 16,500 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In the spring of 1865, Addy finds inspiration from a new friend and chooses a birthday for herself as she and her parents try to shape a new life of freedom in Philadelphia despite the racial prejudice they encounter throughout the city.
Subjects: African Americans, Birthdays, Fiction, Friendship, History, Juvenile fiction
