Reading time
How long does it take to read Beezus and Ramona?
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary is about 159 pages, so it takes about 3 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 6 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
2 h 47 min
Beezus and Ramona · Beverly Cleary · first published 1955
- Pages
- 159
- 30 min a day
- 6 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 3 h 41 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 2 h 47 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 2 h 13 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 1 h 39 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 12 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 4 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 3 days |
Page count: median of 49 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in Ramona
Next in the series: Ramona the Pest (1968, 192 pages)
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Beezus and Ramona: reading time questions
- How many pages is Beezus and Ramona?
- Beezus and Ramona is about 159 pages. That is the median across the 49 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Beezus and Ramona?
- About 2 h 47 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 2 h 13 min.
- How many days to read Beezus and Ramona at 30 minutes a day?
- About 6 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 12 days, and at an hour a day about 3 days.
- What number is Beezus and Ramona in the Ramona series?
- Beezus and Ramona is book 1 in Ramona by Beverly Cleary.
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