How long does it take to read Skippack School?
Skippack School by Marguerite de Angeli takes about 1 hour 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 41 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1939. 92 pages, about 25,300 words. Written for children.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In 1750 in Pennsylvania, mischievous young Eli, recently arrived with his Mennonite family from Germany, tries to adjust to his new life and especially to the teaching methods of his schoolteacher, Christopher Dock.
Subjects: German Americans, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Mennonites, Teachers, History
