How long does it take to read Mirette on the High Wire?
Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1992. 32 pages, about 8,800 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 | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.
Subjects: Tightrope walking, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Caldecott Medal, Blind, Books and reading
