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How long does it take to read I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018?

Lauren Tarshis

I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 by Lauren Tarshis takes about 2 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 2 hours 38 minutes

An evening's read

First published 2020. 144 pages, about 39,600 words.

6 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 4 hours 24 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 2 hours 38 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour 39 minutes

The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

The people of Northern California were used to living with the threat of wildfires. But nothing could have prepared them for the devastating 2018 fire season, the deadliest in 100 years and the most destructive in history. In the 20th I Survived book, readers join eleven-year-old Josh as he leaves his New Jersey home for the rural northern California town where his cousins live. Still reeling from the life-changing challenges that propelled him and his mother across the country, Josh struggles to adapt to a more rustic, down-to-earth lifestyle that couldn't be more different from the one he is used to. Josh and his cousin bond over tacos and reptiles and jokes, but on a trip into the nearby forest, they suddenly find themselves in the path of a fast-moving firestorm, a super-heated monster that will soon lay waste to millions of acres of wilderness and -- possibly -- their town. Josh needs to confront the family issues burning him up inside, but first he'll have to survive the flames blazing all around him.

Subjects: Survival, Adventure, Wildfires

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