How long does it take to read The Ugly Vegetables?
The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1999. 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 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe.
Subjects: Chinese Americans, Chinese Vegetables, Fiction, Gardens, Vegetables, Chinese, Juvenile fiction
