How long does it take to read The Wish?
The Wish by Gail Carson Levine takes about 3 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1999. 195 pages, about 53,625 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 | 5 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When granted her wish to be the most popular girl in school, Wilma, an eighth grader, forgets that she will graduate in three weeks and her popularity will vanish.
Subjects: Friendship in fiction, Popularity in fiction, Escuelas, Wishes in fiction, Juvenile fiction, Popularity