How long does it take to read Wringer?
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli takes about 4 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 11 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1997. 228 pages, about 62,700 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 | 6 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 37 minutes |
The page count is the median across 34 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.
Subjects: Kinderbande, Junge, Ausstieg, Mädchen, Freundschaft, Haustaube