How long does it take to read Jip, His Story?
Jip, His Story by Katherine Paterson takes about 3 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 30 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1996. 191 pages, about 52,525 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 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
While living on a Vermont poor farm during 1855 and 1856, Jip learns his identity and that of his mother and comes to understand how he arrived at this place.
Subjects: Children's fiction, Identity, fiction, Slavery, fiction, African americans, history, fiction, Slavery, Fiction
