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How long does it take to read Henry and the Paper Route?

Beverly Cleary

Henry and the Paper Route by Beverly Cleary takes about 3 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 4 of Henry Huggins

Previous: Henry and Ribsy

About 3 hours 31 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1957. 192 pages, about 52,800 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 5 hours 52 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 31 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 12 minutes

The page count is the median across 38 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Henry and the Paper Route is a book of Henry Huggins series that was written by Beverly Cleary and illustrated by Louis Darling. It was written in 1957 and focused on the main character Henry Huggins' attempts to get a paper route, despite his young age.

Subjects: humorous fiction, competition in boys, friendship, paper routes, work, humorous stories

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