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How long does it take to read The Princess Test?

Gail Carson Levine

The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine takes about 1 hour 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Part of Princess Tales

Previous: The Fairy's Mistake Next: Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep

About 1 hour 40 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1999. 91 pages, about 25,025 words. Written for children.

4 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 2 hours 47 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 1 hour 40 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour 3 minutes

The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

In this humorous retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Pea," Lorelei must pass many difficult tests in order to prove that she is a true princess and win the hand of Prince Nicholas.

Subjects: Fairy tales, Children's fiction

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