How long does it take to read The Young Warriors?
Victor Stafford Reid
The Young Warriors by Victor Stafford Reid takes about 1 hour 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 26 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1967. 78 pages, about 21,450 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
5 young boys, Tommy, Johnny, Charlie, Uriah and David, partake in a series of tests in order to become young Maroons. Tommy, the protagonist in the story, leads the boys throughout most challenges. The 4 challenges were 1) The questioning about the Maroon history, 2) The bow and arrow contest, 3) The slingshot contest and 4) The run to Look-Out Rock.
