How long does it take to read My Face to the Wind?
the diary of Sarah Jane Price, a prairie teacher
Jim Murphy
My Face to the Wind by Jim Murphy takes about 3 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 20 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2001. 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 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Following her father's death from a disease that swept through her Nebraska town in 1881, teenaged Sarah Jane must find work to support herself and records in her diary her experiences as a young school teacher.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Diaries, Teachers, Orphans, Self-reliance
