How long does it take to read I Want a Friend?
I Want a Friend by Tony Ross takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2005. 32 pages, about 8,800 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 | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Her little brother won't play any of the games she wants him to and the Little Princess longs for a real friend. "Never mind," says her mum, the Queen. "You start school tomorrow. You'll have lots of friends to play with there." But will she?
Subjects: School, Princesses, Juvenile fiction, Friendship, Pictorial works, Fiction
