How long does it take to read Sidewalk Story?
Sidewalk Story by Sharon Bell Mathis takes about 1 hour 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 18 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1971. 71 pages, about 19,525 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 | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When her best friend's family is evicted from their apartment, a nine-year-old black girl decides to do something about the situation.
Subjects: African Americans, Apartment houses, Fiction, Friendship, Social conditions, Children's fiction