How long does it take to read Julian Is a Mermaid?
Jessica Love, Avi Roque, Georgina Lázaro
Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love, Avi Roque, Georgina Lázaro takes about 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 43 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2018. 39 pages, about 10,725 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 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 43 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Juli n notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Juli n gets home, daydreaming of the magic he s seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for his headdress.
Subjects: Mermaids, Imagination, Individuality, Juvenile fiction, Gender nonconformity, Hispanic Americans
