Reading time
How long does it take to read Alanna: The First Adventure?
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce is about 241 pages, so it takes about 4 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 9 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
4 h 13 min
Alanna: The First Adventure · Tamora Pierce · first published 1983
- Pages
- 241
- 30 min a day
- 9 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h 35 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 4 h 13 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 21 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 31 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 17 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 5 days |
Page count: median of 38 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in Song of the Lioness
Next in the series: In the Hand of the Goddess (1984, 240 pages)
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Alanna: The First Adventure: reading time questions
- How many pages is Alanna: The First Adventure?
- Alanna: The First Adventure is about 241 pages. That is the median across the 38 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Alanna: The First Adventure?
- About 4 h 13 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h 21 min.
- How many days to read Alanna: The First Adventure at 30 minutes a day?
- About 9 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 17 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
- What number is Alanna: The First Adventure in the Song of the Lioness series?
- Alanna: The First Adventure is book 1 in Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce.
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