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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

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