How long does it take to read Jacob's Rescue?
Malka Drucker, Michael Halperin
Jacob's Rescue by Malka Drucker, Michael Halperin takes about 2 hours 9 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 9 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1993. 117 pages, about 32,175 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 20 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In answer to his daughter's questions, a man recalls the terrifying years of his childhood when a brave Polish couple, Alex and Mela Roslan, hid him and other Jewish children from the Nazis. Based on a true story.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Jews, Juvenile fiction, Historical fiction, Children's fiction
