Reading time

How long does it take to read Sideways Stories from Wayside School?

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar is about 128 pages, so it takes about 2 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 5 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

2 h 14 min

Sideways Stories from Wayside School · Louis Sachar · first published 1978

Pages
128
30 min a day
5 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm2 h 58 min
Average adult · 238 wpm2 h 14 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm1 h 47 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm1 h 20 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day9 days
30 minutes a day5 days
45 minutes a day3 days
60 minutes a day3 days

Page count: median of 31 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in Wayside School

Next in the series: Wayside School Is Falling Down (1989, 179 pages)

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Sideways Stories from Wayside School: reading time questions

How many pages is Sideways Stories from Wayside School?
Sideways Stories from Wayside School is about 128 pages. That is the median across the 31 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Sideways Stories from Wayside School?
About 2 h 14 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 1 h 47 min.
How many days to read Sideways Stories from Wayside School at 30 minutes a day?
About 5 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 9 days, and at an hour a day about 3 days.
What number is Sideways Stories from Wayside School in the Wayside School series?
Sideways Stories from Wayside School is book 1 in Wayside School by Louis Sachar.

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