How long does it take to read When Jeff Comes Home?
Catherine Atkins
When Jeff Comes Home by Catherine Atkins takes about 4 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 14 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1999. 231 pages, about 63,525 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sixteen-year-old Jeff, returning home after having been kidnapped and held prisoner for three years, must face his family, friends, and school and the widespread assumption that he engaged in sexual activity with his kidnapper.
Subjects: Fiction, Child sexual abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual abuse, Children's fiction, Family life, fiction
