How long does it take to read Spring Pearl?
Spring Pearl by Laurence Yep takes about 4 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours
A weekend read
First published 2002. 218 pages, about 59,950 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 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Called boyish by her new family for being able to read and write, twelve-year-old, orphaned Spring Pearl's "odd ways" help save the family during the 1857 Opium War in Canton, China.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Family life, Fiction, Sex role, Orphans, History
