How long does it take to read Molly's Surprise?
Molly's Surprise by Valerie Tripp takes about 1 hour 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 10 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1986. 64 pages, about 17,600 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Even though he is away serving in an English hospital during World War II, Molly's father finds a way to make the family Christmas very special.
Subjects: Christmas, Family life, Fiction, Piano, Families, Juvenile fiction
