How long does it take to read The Girlfriend?
The Girlfriend by R. L. Stine takes about 3 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1991. 165 pages, about 45,375 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 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Scotty has the perfect girlfriend. Lora is smart, beautiful, and popular. When Lora goes out of town, Scotty has an unforgettable secret weekend with Shannon, a girl he just met. On Monday, Scotty wants to go back to Lora, but Shannon plans to keep Scotty any way she can--and some ways are pretty horrible.
Subjects: Fiction, Young adult fiction, Dating (Social customs), Stalking in fiction, Horror tales, Horror stories