How long does it take to read Thank You, M'am?
Thank You, M'am by Langston Hughes takes about 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 33 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1991. 30 pages, about 8,250 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 | 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A teenager tries to steal the purse of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and is rebuked in a surprising fashion.
Subjects: Stealing, African Americans, Fiction, Children's fiction, African americans, fiction, Theft, fiction
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