How long does it take to read Nzingha, Warrior Queen of Matamba?
Nzingha, Warrior Queen of Matamba by Patricia C. McKissack takes about 2 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 30 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2000. 136 pages, about 37,400 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 | 4 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Presents the fictional diary of thirteen-year-old Nzingha, a sixteenth-century West African princess who loves to hunt and hopes to lead her kingdom one day against the invasion of the Portuguese slave traders.
Subjects: Slave trade, Blacks, Diaries, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Sex role
