How long does it take to read Skating Shoes?
Skating Shoes by Noel Streatfeild takes about 3 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 58 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1951. 216 pages, about 59,400 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Harriet Johnson has been ill for ages, her doctor has prescribed ice skating as a strengthening exercise. Her brothers scrape together money to join the local ice rink where she meets Lalla, who has been skating since before she could walk. The two girls become fast friends as Lalla teaches Harriet about the world of ice skating.
Subjects: Skating, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Ice skating, Orphans, History
