How long does it take to read Pink and Say?
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco takes about 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 58 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1994. 53 pages, about 14,575 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 36 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Based on a true story about the author's great-great-grandfather.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Fiction, United States, Friendship, History, Amistad
