How long does it take to read The Secret of Skull Mountain?
The Secret of Skull Mountain by Carolyn Keene takes about 3 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Hardy Boys
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About 3 hours 15 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1948. 177 pages, about 48,675 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
There is a crisis in Bayport! Soon the city will be without water! Every night water strangely disappears from the new reservoir near Skull Mountain. Frank and Joe Hardy join forces with thteam of skilled engineers to solve the baffling mystery. When the boys arrive at the foot of the mountain, they are met by a human skull rolling down the slope -- a chilling warning from a weird hermit. Violence, too, stalks the mountain, where a gang controlled by a powerful crime syndicate hatches a vicious plot. While trying to uncover the gang' s sinister motive, Frank and Joe aid their detective father in his search for a missing scientist. By a clever experiment, the boys discover a clue to the puzzle of the vanishing water. Suspense mounts when they explore an ancient subterranean river channel, deep inside Skull Mountain. In a thrilling climax the famous young detectives solve their own mystery as well as Mr. Hardy's case. - Flyleaf.
Subjects: Mystery, Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Detective and mystery stories
