How long does it take to read The Mystery at the Crooked House?
The Mystery at the Crooked House by Gertrude Chandler Warner takes about 2 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 3 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2000. 112 pages, about 30,800 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 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they are visiting the Crooked House, Mrs. McGregor's childhood home in the snowy countryside. When Mrs. McGregor, the Aldens' housekeeper, learns that she cannot afford to keep the Crooked House, the Aldens want to help. Mrs. McGregor tells them that ever since she was a little girl, there has been an unsolved riddle about the house. And solving the riddle could lead to a treasure! Could the treasure save the Crooked House? Can the Boxcar Children find it in time?
Subjects: Boxcar children (Fictitious characters), Brothers and sisters, Buried treasure, Orphans, Fiction, Treasure troves
