How long does it take to read Nightjohn?
Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen takes about 1 hour 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 41 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1993. 92 pages, about 25,300 words. Written for children.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Summary: Twelve-year-old Sarny's brutal life as a slave becomes even more dangerous when a newly arrived slave offers to teach her how to read.
Subjects: Slavery, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Reading, Manfred Mann, Freundschaft
