How long does it take to read Ransom?
Ransom by Lois Duncan takes about 3 hours 9 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 9 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1990. 172 pages, about 47,300 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 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 58 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Five high school students are kidnapped and held for ransom.
Subjects: Ransom, Kidnapping, Students, Juvenile fiction, High school students, Teenagers
