How long does it take to read Noah Barleywater Runs Away?
Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne takes about 4 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2010. 223 pages, about 61,325 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When life at home becomes too difficult, eight-year-old Noah sets out to see the world and have an adventure, and in the forest he meets a toymaker who has a story and some advice to share.
Subjects: Runaways, Adventure and adventurers, Toymakers, Puppets, Fiction, Runaway children
