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How long does it take to read The Mystery on the Train?

Gertrude Chandler Warner, Charles Tang

The Mystery on the Train by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Charles Tang takes about 2 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 2 hours 13 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1996. 121 pages, about 33,275 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 42 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 2 hours 13 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour 23 minutes

The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

The Boxcar children uncover a mystery on a train trip from Boston to San Francisco.

Subjects: Brothers and sisters, Trains, Orphans, Mystery and detective stories, Railroads, Fiction

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