How long does it take to read The Cross and the Switchblade?
David R. Wilkerson, David Wilkerson, John and Elizabeth Sherrill
The Cross and the Switchblade by David R. Wilkerson, David Wilkerson, John and Elizabeth Sherrill takes about 3 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 14 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1963. 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 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The astonishing true story of Wilkerson's outreach to New York teens trapped by drugs and gangs. Over 14 million copies in print!
Subjects: Church work with juvenile delinquents, Church work with narcotic addicts, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Biography & Autobiography, Biography / Autobiography