How long does it take to read The 18Th Emergency?
The 18Th Emergency by Betsy Byars takes about 2 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 12 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1973. 120 pages, about 33,000 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When the toughest boy in school swears to kill him, twelve-year-old Mouse finds little help from friends and must prepare for this emergency alone.
Subjects: City and town life, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Humorous stories, Accidents, fiction
