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How long does it take to read The Tenth Good Thing About Barney?

Judith Viorst

The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst takes about 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 28 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1971. 25 pages, about 6,875 words. Written for children.

1 day at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 46 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 28 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 17 minutes

The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

In an attempt to overcome his grief, a boy tries to think of the ten best things about his dead cat.

Subjects: Fiction, Death, Cats, Death, fiction, Cats, fiction, Children's fiction

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