How long does it take to read Nate the Great and the Stolen Base?
Nate the Great and the Stolen Base by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat takes about 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 52 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1972. 47 pages, about 12,925 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 | 1 hour 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Nate the Great investigates the mysterious disappearance of the purple plastic octopus that his baseball team uses for second base.
Subjects: Mystery and detective stories, Detective and mystery stories, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Nate the Great (Fictitious character), American Detective and mystery stories
