How long does it take to read Island Boy?
Island Boy by Barbara Cooney takes about 4 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 4 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1991. 222 pages, about 61,050 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Matthais grows from a little boy to a grandfather on a small island off the coast of New England.
Subjects: Islands, Growth, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Islands, fiction
