How long does it take to read Turn Homeward, Hannalee?
Turn Homeward, Hannalee by Patricia Beatty takes about 3 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 32 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1984. 193 pages, about 53,075 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 54 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Twelve-year-old Hannalee Reed, forced to relocate in Indiana along with other Georgia mill workers during the Civil War, leaves her mother with a promise to return home as soon as the war ends.
Subjects: Child labor, Fiction, History, Juvenile fiction, Textile workers, Children's fiction
