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How long does it take to read Promises Are for Keeping?

Ann Rinaldi

Promises Are for Keeping by Ann Rinaldi takes about 3 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 26 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1982. 187 pages, about 51,425 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 43 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 26 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 9 minutes

The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

When orphaned Nicki, nearly fifteen, is caught stealing birth control pills from her brother Larry's office, her already-troubled relationships with her older brothers, both her guardians, become even more complicated.

Subjects: Brothers and sisters, Fiction, Siblings, fiction, Children's fiction

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