How long does it take to read Mystery of the Secret Room?
Mystery of the Secret Room by Ellen Kushner takes about 2 hours 9 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 9 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1986. 117 pages, about 32,175 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 20 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When your great-aunt Celia decides to take off on an expedition, she leaves you in charge of her strange, old house. It looks as though she won't return by the end of the month, so you follow the instructions in her note. You open the door to a secret room where you find three boxes-and another note from your aunt. "Open one-but only one-of the boxes!" it says. Which box will you choose? If you open the box marked PAST, turn to page 91. If you open the box marked FUTURE, turn to page 60. And if you choose the box marked NEVER, turn to page 31. Watch out-the power of the boxes may be stronger than you think. You could be trapped by a mythical griffin, forced to battle a medieval warrior-or you could learn to harness the power of time and become a great magician! What happens next in the story? It all depends on the choices you make. How does the story end? Only you can find out! And the best part is that you can keep reading and rereading until you've had not one but many incredibly daring experiences!
Subjects: Plot-your-own stories, Juvenile fiction
