How long does it take to read Tomas and the Library Lady?
Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1997. 40 pages, about 11,000 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 | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomas finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.
Subjects: Fiction, Libraries, Books and reading in fiction, Mexican Americans in fiction, Books and reading, Libraries in fiction
