How long does it take to read Islandborn?
Junot Díaz, Leo Espinosa
Islandborn by Junot Díaz, Leo Espinosa takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2018. 48 pages, about 13,200 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 | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland...and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"--
Subjects: Dominican Americans, Picture books, Juvenile fiction, Immigrants, Fiction, Schools
