How long does it take to read The Ransom of Mercy Carter?
The Ransom of Mercy Carter by Caroline B. Cooney takes about 4 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 34 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2001. 249 pages, about 68,475 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In 1704, in the English settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, eleven-year-old Mercy and her family and neighbors are captured by Mohawk Indians and their French allies, and forced to march through bitter cold to French Canada, where some adapt to new lives and some still hope to be ransomed.
Subjects: Indians of North America, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Indian captivities, Mohawk Indians, History
