How long does it take to read The Hundred Penny Box?
The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis takes about 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 52 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1975. 47 pages, about 12,925 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 | 1 hour 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Children's novel, winner of a Newbery Honor Michael loves his great-great-aunt Dew, even if she can't always remember his name. He especially loves to spend time with her and her beloved hundred penny box, listening to stories about each of the hundred years of her life. Michael's mother wants to throw out the battered old box that holds the pennies, but Michael understands that the box itself is as important to Aunt Dew as the memories it contains.
Subjects: Family, Juvenile fiction, Family life, Grandmothers, Fiction, Great-aunts
