How long does it take to read The Journey?
Francesca Sanna
The Journey by Francesca Sanna takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2016. 40 pages, about 11,000 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 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
What is it like to have to leave everything behind and travel many miles to somewhere unfamiliar and strange? A mother and her two children set out on such a journey; one filled with fear of the unknown, but also great hope. Based on the author's interactions with people forced to seek a new home, and told from the perspective of a young child.
Subjects: Death, Mother and child, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Children and war, Fathers
