How long does it take to read Jackaroo?
Jackaroo by Cynthia Voigt takes about 6 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of Tales of the Kingdom
Next: On Fortune's Wheel
About 6 hours 34 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1985. 358 pages, about 98,450 words. Written for children.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 56 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
There is much want in the kingdom and the tales of Jackaroo, the masked outlaw who helps the poor in times of trouble, are on everyone's lips. Gwyn, the innkeeper's lively daughter, pays little attention to the tales. But when she is stranded during a snowstorm in a cabin with the lordling Gaderian, she finds a strange garment that resembles the costume Jackaroo is said to wear. When she uncovers the myth of a legendary outlaw, she becomes inspired to take on the persona of her sword-wielding, cape-clad hero.
Subjects: Heroes, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Determination (Personality trait), History, Politics and government
