How long does it take to read Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze?
Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis takes about 4 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 54 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1932. 267 pages, about 73,425 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 | 8 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In the 1920's a Chinese youth from the country comes to Chungking with his mother where the bustling city offers adventure and his apprenticeship to a coppersmith brings good fortune.
Subjects: City and town life, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Newbery Medal, Children's fiction, China, fiction
