How long does it take to read What Jamie Saw?
Carolyn Coman
What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman takes about 2 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 19 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1995. 126 pages, about 34,650 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Having fled to a family friend's hillside trailer after his mother's boyfriend tried to throw his baby sister against a wall, nine-year-old Jamie finds himself living an existence full of uncertainty and fear.
Subjects: Child abuse, Fiction, Fatherless families, Juvenile fiction, Accelerated Reader, Enfants