How long does it take to read The Kid in the Red Jacket?
The Kid in the Red Jacket by Barbara Park takes about 2 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 4 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1987. 113 pages, about 31,075 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When ten-year-old Howard has to move with his family to a distant state, he is forced to live on a street named Chester Pewe, adjust to a new school, and get used to being shadowed by the little girl in a nearby house.
Subjects: Humorous stories, Household Moving, Fiction, Household moving in fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction
