How long does it take to read On the Far Side of the Mountain?
On the Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George takes about 3 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 2 of Mountain
Previous: My Side of the Mountain Next: Frightful's Mountain
About 3 hours 7 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1990. 170 pages, about 46,750 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A teenage boy, living in the wilderness, finds himself in trouble when a corrupt forest ranger confiscates his beloved bird. Him and his sister must race against the clock to save Frightful, a peregrine falcon before she is sold to the highest bidder. Join Sam and his sister Alice as they encounter and overcome one obstacle after another.
Subjects: Fiction, Falcons, Juvenile fiction, Brothers and sisters, Survival, Wilderness survival
