How long does it take to read The Hoboken Chicken Emergency?
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency by Daniel Pinkwater takes about 1 hour 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 59 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1977. 108 pages, about 29,700 words. Written for children.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Arthur goes to pick up the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner but comes back with a 260-pound chicken.
Subjects: Humorous stories, Chickens, Juvenile fiction, Chickens in fiction, Fiction, Thanksgiving Day