How long does it take to read Lyddie?
Lyddie by Katherine Paterson takes about 3 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 20 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1991. 182 pages, about 50,050 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 33 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.
Subjects: Textile workers, Factories, Juvenile fiction, Work, Self-reliance, Fiction
