How long does it take to read Pirate Diary Journal of Jake Carpenter?
Pirate Diary Journal of Jake Carpenter by Richard Platt, Chris Riddell takes about 1 hour 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 10 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2001. 64 pages, about 17,600 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The fictional diary of a nine-year-old boy who, in 1716 sets off from North Carolina to become a sailor, but ends up a pirate instead.
Subjects: Children's fiction, Princesses, fiction, Fairies, fiction, Sleep, fiction, Diary fiction, Juvenile fiction