How long does it take to read Keeping the Moon?
Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen takes about 4 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 11 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2000. 228 pages, about 62,700 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 37 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Fifteen-year-old Colie, a former fat girl, spends the summer working as a waitress in a beachside restaurant, staying with her overweight and eccentric Aunt Mira, and trying to explore her sense of self.
Subjects: Aunts, Weight control, Fiction, Self-esteem, Juvenile fiction, Restaurants