How long does it take to read The Vanderbeekers of 141St Street?
The Vanderbeekers of 141St Street by Karina Yan Glaser takes about 5 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 34 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2017. 304 pages, about 83,600 words. Written for children.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.
Subjects: Neighbors, Landlord and tenant, African Americans, Family life, Fiction, Families