How long does it take to read The Haunted Playground?
The Haunted Playground by Shaun Tan takes about 1 hour 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 20 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2007. 73 pages, about 20,075 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Gavin is obsessed with hunting for treasure with his metal detector. He finds the perfect spot--a huge, sandy playground. Then he meets a bunch of kids who have a mysterious treasure hunt of their own. Gavin gets the feeling they want him to stay . . . forever.
Subjects: Playgrounds, Fiction, Horror stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction, Playgrounds, fiction
