How long does it take to read Lord Kirkle's Money?
Lord Kirkle's Money by Avi takes about 6 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 2 of Beyond the western sea
Previous: The Escape From Home
About 6 hours 58 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1996. 380 pages, about 104,500 words. Written for children.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Maura and Patrick have escaped the desperate poverty and danger of leaving home in Ireland to face even greater peril as they continue their daring voyage to the New World with their friend Laurence Kirkle. Aboard ship, they are crowded into the stench-filled pit of steerage, where they come face to face with illness and death, trying their best comfort and protect eight-year-old Bridy, who has lost both her parents. They find themselves at the mercy of fellow passengers--shady characters like Mr. Shagwell, an American in dire need of cash, and the conniving Mr. Clemspool, who sails first-class with young Mr. Grout, haunted by his criminal past. Ahead lies their future in America, fraught with danger and more crisis than they ever anticipated. (less)
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Emigration and immigration, Irish, Adventure and adventurers, Stowaways
