How long does it take to read The Velvet Room?
The Velvet Room by Zilpha Keatley Snyder takes about 3 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 58 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1965. 216 pages, about 59,400 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Williams' family lives a rough life, living out of their Model-T as their father searches for work. Though Robin loves her family dearly, she's always felt a little different from them--always restless and longing for things she can't explain. When the family finally settles down to work the orchards of the abandoned Las Palermas mansion, Robin discovers a wonderful, secret place--the Velvet Room--where she finally feels content. Over the course of an eventful year, Robin begins to unlock the Velvet Room's mystery, but just when she comes closest, events conspire to force her into a series of difficult choices that threaten to separate her from the Velvet Room forever.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Great Depression, migrant workers, families, poverty, Depressions
