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How long does it take to read Treacherous Love?

Beatrice Sparks

Treacherous Love by Beatrice Sparks takes about 3 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 14 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2000. 176 pages, about 48,400 words. Written for children.

7 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 5 hours 23 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 14 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 1 minute

The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Fourteen-year-old Jennie's life is turning upside down. Her father has walked out, and her anguished mother seeks solace in pills. Her best friend practically abandons her to be with a boyfriend. It seems like Jennie's real best friend is her diary. Then she meets Mr. Johnstone, the substitute math teacher. Jennie has never met such a charismatic teacher. She feels honored when Mr. J. seems to single her out for special attention, and begins to fantasize about him as her boyfriend. When Mr. J. first reveals his feelings for her, she is thrilled by the relationship that grows outside the classroom walls. Then, slowly, Jennie's diary becomes a record of her loneliness, pain, and confusion. Will it also offer her a way to escape from this treacherous love?

Subjects: Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Love, fiction

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