How long does it take to read Taking Sides?
Gary Soto, Angel Llorente
Taking Sides by Gary Soto, Angel Llorente takes about 2 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1991. 141 pages, about 38,775 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 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 37 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties when he moves from the Hispanic inner city to a white suburban neighborhood.
Subjects: Baloncesto, Basketball, Basketball stories, Escuelas, Familia de un solo padre, Ficción juvenil
