How long does it take to read The Mystery of Alligator Swamp?
The Mystery of Alligator Swamp by Gertrude Chandler Warner takes about 2 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 21 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2002. 128 pages, about 35,200 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 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Aldens are down south in Louisiana bayou country, visiting an area that has come to be known as Alligator Swamp. They're enjoying their time, but something odd is going on. Could it be the ghost of Gator Ann—a long dead alligator—has come back?
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Orphans, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction, Mystery and detective stories
