How long does it take to read The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree?
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1988. 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 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war.
Subjects: Christmas trees, Christmas, Fiction, Christmas stories, Children's fiction, Christmas, fiction
