How long does it take to read The Story of Ruby Bridges?
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1993. 32 pages, about 8,800 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960.
Subjects: African Americans, Afro-Americans, Biography, Race relations, School integration, Segregation in education
