How long does it take to read War Nurse?
War Nurse by Sue Reid takes about 3 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 38 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2005. 198 pages, about 54,450 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 | 6 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When war breaks out in 1939 Kitty signs up to be a Red Cross nurse in a military hospital, and it's not long before she's treating badly wounded casualties from the war now raging across Europe. Then the hospital takes a direct hit and Kitty finds herself a reluctant heroine.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Medical care, Nurses, Fiction, historical, general