How long does it take to read I Am J?
Cris Beam
I Am J by Cris Beam takes about 5 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 59 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2011. 326 pages, about 89,650 words. Written for children.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
J, who feels like a boy mistakenly born as a girl, runs away from his best friend who has rejected him and the parents he thinks do not understand him when he finally decides that it is time to be who he really is.
Subjects: Emotional problems, Fiction, Transgender people, Friendship, Identity, Juvenile fiction
