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How long does it take to read The Stone Idol?

Carolyn Keene

The Stone Idol 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 1981. 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 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

First valuable antique weather vanes are stolen in Pennsylvania Dutch Country and Frank and Joe are hired to catch the thieves. Meanwhile, their father is asked to find a missing Navy employee and a top-secret government document. What is the connection between the missing weather vanes and the Pentagon spy? The final chapters of this thrilling mystery uncover a stunning revelation!

Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Mystery, Mystery and detective stories, Teenage boy detectives, Brothers

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