How long does it take to read Taking Flight?
Michaela DePrince, Elaine DePrince
Taking Flight by Michaela DePrince, Elaine DePrince takes about 4 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 38 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2014. 253 pages, about 69,575 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The memoir of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her live in war-torn Sierra Leone until being adopted by an American Family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States. Born in war-torn Sierra Leone and adopted at age four by an American family who fostered her love of dancing, Michaela became the youngest principal dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. The coauthor is Elaine DePrince.
Subjects: Ballet dancers, Orphans, Africans, Biography, Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Africa
