How long does it take to read Where the Red Fern Grows?
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls takes about 4 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 34 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1961. 249 pages, about 68,475 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 57 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Where the Red Fern Grows is a 1961 children's novel by Wilson Rawls about a boy who buys two hunting dogs.
Subjects: Social Issues - Friendship, Juvenile Fiction, Social Situations - Adolescence, Social Issues - Adolescence, Classics, Action & Adventure - General