How long does it take to read Street Child?
Street Child by Berlie Doherty takes about 2 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 47 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1993. 152 pages, about 41,800 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A fictional account of the experiences of Jim Jarvis, a young orphan who escapes the workhouse in 1860's London and survives brutal treatment and desparate circumstances until he is taken in by Dr. Barnardo, founder of a school for the city's "ragged" children.
Subjects: Fiction, Homeless persons, Orphans, Juvenile fiction, Orphans -- Fiction, Homeless persons -- Fiction
