How long does it take to read Homesick, My Own Story?
Homesick, My Own Story by Jean Fritz takes about 3 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 11 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1982. 174 pages, about 47,850 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours |
The page count is the median across 22 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The author's fictionalized version, though all the events are true, of her childhood in China in the 1920's.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Newbery Honor, China, fiction, Loneliness, fiction, Children's fiction