How long does it take to read Sam & Dave Dig a Hole?
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2014. 40 pages, about 11,000 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 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging. And they find nothing. Yet the day turns out to be pretty spectacular after all. Attentive readers will be rewarded with a rare treasure in this witty story of looking for the extraordinary and finding it in a manner you'd never expect. - Publisher.
Subjects: Imagination, Humorous stories, Holes, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Boys
