How long does it take to read The Silent Boy?
The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry takes about 3 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 25 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2003. 186 pages, about 51,150 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 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 8 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Katy, the precocious ten-year-old daughter of the town doctor, befriends a retarded boy.
Subjects: Brothers and sisters, Juvenile fiction, People with mental disabilities, Unmarried mothers, Babies, Infants
