How long does it take to read Zia?
Zia by Scott O’Dell takes about 3 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Karana
Previous: Island of the Blue Dolphins
About 3 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1976. 179 pages, about 49,225 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A young Indian girl, Zia, caught between the traditional world of her mother and the present world of the Mission, is helped by her aunt Karana whose story was told in the Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Subjects: Indians of North America, Juvenile fiction, Indians of North America in fiction, Fiction, Children's stories, Indians of North America-fiction
