How long does it take to read The Eleventh Hour?
The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1989. 32 pages, about 8,800 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 | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An elephant's eleventh birthday party is marked by eleven games preceding the banquet to be eaten at the eleventh hour; but when the time to eat arrives, the birthday feast has disappeared. The reader is invited to guess the thief.
Subjects: Animals, Birthday parties, Birthdays, Detective and mystery stories, Elephants, Entertaining
