How long does it take to read Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie?
Peter Roop, Connie Roop
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Peter Roop, Connie Roop takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1985. 40 pages, about 11,000 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 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 22 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burning by herself.
Subjects: Lighthouse keepers, Biography, Father and child, Parent and child, Matinicus rock lighthouse (me.), History
