How long does it take to read Jesse?
Jesse by Gary Soto takes about 3 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 3 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1966. 166 pages, about 45,650 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Two Mexican American brothers hope that junior college will help them escape their heritage of tedious physical labor.
Subjects: Brothers, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Mexican Americans, Universities and colleges, College stories
