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How long does it take to read The Case of the Stolen Sixpence?

Holly Webb, Marion Lindsay, Anna Bentinck

The Case of the Stolen Sixpence by Holly Webb, Marion Lindsay, Anna Bentinck takes about 3 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 14 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2013. 176 pages, about 48,400 words. Written for children.

7 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 5 hours 23 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 14 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 1 minute

The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Junior sleuth Maisie Hitchins, who lives in her grandmother's boarding house in Victorian London, uncovers an intriguing plot involving stolen sausages, pilfered halfpennies, and a fast-paced bicycle chase.

Subjects: Children's fiction, Great britain, fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Boardinghouses, Fiction, History

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