How long does it take to read The Patchwork Path?
Bettye Stroud
The Patchwork Path by Bettye Stroud takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2005. 32 pages, about 8,800 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
While her father leads her toward Canada and away from the plantation where they have been slaves, a young girl thinks of the quilt her mother used to teach her a code that will help guide them to freedom.
Subjects: Underground railroad, African Americans, Juvenile fiction, Slavery, Fiction, Fugitive slaves
