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How long does it take to read Homesick, My Own Story?

Jean Fritz

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

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