How long does it take to read If a Bus Could Talk?
If a Bus Could Talk by Faith Ringgold takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1999. 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 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A biography of the African American woman and civil rights worker whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to a boycott which lasted more than a year in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subjects: Biography, African Americans, Race relations, Civil rights workers, Segregation in transportation, Civil rights
