How long does it take to read Rebecca and Ana?
an American girl, 1914
Rebecca and Ana by Jacqueline Dembar Greene takes about 1 hour 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 34 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2009. 85 pages, about 23,375 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 58 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Nine-year-old Rebecca Rubin eagerly helps her cousin Ana, newly arrived from Russia, to adjust to life in New York City, but when their teacher says the two must sing together at a school assembly, Rebecca worries that her big moment will be ruined.
Subjects: Fiction, Jews, Immigrants, Family life in fiction, Cousins, Immigrants in fiction