How long does it take to read Our Only May Amelia?
Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm takes about 4 hours 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 43 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1999. 257 pages, about 70,675 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 43 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
As the only girl in a Finnish American family of seven brothers, May Amelia Jackson resents being expected to act like a lady while growing up in Washington state in 1899.
Subjects: Brothers and sisters, Finnish Americans, Fiction, Sex role, Frontier and pioneer life, Newbery Honor
