How long does it take to read The Slave Dancer?
Paula Fox, Eros Keith
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox, Eros Keith takes about 3 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 14 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1973. 176 pages, about 48,400 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 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 1 minute |
The page count is the median across 38 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo.
Subjects: Slave trade, Newbery Medal, Reading (Elementary), Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Computer-assisted instruction
