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How long does it take to read How I Became a Pirate?

Melinda Long, Miguel Tristan, Hélène Rioux, David Shannon

How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long, Miguel Tristan, Hélène Rioux, David Shannon takes about 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 48 minutes

An evening's read

First published 2003. 44 pages, about 12,100 words. Written for children.

2 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 1 hour 21 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 48 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 30 minutes

The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about pirate language, pirate manners, and other aspects of their life.

Subjects: Pirates, Fiction, Imagination, Friends, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction

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