How long does it take to read The Orphan of Ellis Island?
The Orphan of Ellis Island by Elvira Woodruff takes about 3 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1997. 192 pages, about 52,800 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
During a school trip to Ellis Island, Dominick Cantori, a ten-year-old foster child, travels back in time to 1908 Italy and accompanies two young emigrants to America.
Subjects: Foster home care, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Italian Americans, Emigration and immigration, Time travel
