How long does it take to read Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt?
Deborah Hopkinson, Deborah Gould
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson, Deborah Gould takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1993. 40 pages, about 11,000 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom in the North.
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Quilts, Slavery, Underground railroad, Esclaves
