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How long does it take to read Keeper of the Lost Cities?

Shannon Messenger

Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger takes about 9 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

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About 9 hours 23 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 2012. 512 pages, about 140,800 words. Written for children.

19 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 15 hours 39 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 9 hours 23 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 52 minutes

The page count is the median across 26 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Twelve-year-old Sophie has never quite fit into her life. She’s skipped multiple grades and doesn’t really connect with the older kids at school, but she’s not comfortable with her family, either. The reason? Sophie’s a Telepath, someone who can read minds. No one knows her secret—at least, that’s what she thinks… But the day Sophie meets Fitz, a mysterious (and adorable) boy, she learns she’s not alone. He’s a Telepath too, and it turns out the reason she has never felt at home is that, well…she isn’t. Fitz opens Sophie’s eyes to a shocking truth, and she is forced to leave behind her family for a new life in a place that is vastly different from what she has ever known. But Sophie still has secrets, and they’re buried deep in her memory for good reason: The answers are dangerous and in high-demand. What is her true identity, and why was she hidden among humans? The truth could mean life or death—and time is running out.

Subjects: Ability, Fiction, Fantasy, Psychic ability, Identity, Memory

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