How long does it take to read Up a Road Slowly?
Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt takes about 3 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1966. 192 pages, about 52,800 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 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After her mother's death, Julie goes to live with Aunt Cordelia, a spinster schoolteacher, where she experiences many emotions and changes as she grows from seven to eighteen.
Subjects: Aunts, Juvenile fiction, Family life, Fiction, Adolescence, Newbery Medal
