It takes the average reader and 32 minutes to read Gus Was a Friendly Ghost by Jane Thayer
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
There was once a friendly ghost, by the name of Gus, who lived in an old house in the country. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and their twins, Susie and Sammy, lived there too during the summer. Then autumn came and the Scott family left. Which meant Gus had nothing to do but sit around. One day, during a walk, he met Mouse, who was cold and hungry. "Come spend the winter at my house!" cried Gus. Thus begins an unlikely but heartwarming friendship. First published in 1962, children have delighted in this story and other Gus the Ghost books for over fifty years. Seymour Fleishman's sweet, nostalgic...
Gus Was a Friendly Ghost by Jane Thayer is 32 pages long, and a total of 8,064 words.
This makes it 11% the length of the average book. It also has 10% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 44 minutes to read Gus Was a Friendly Ghost aloud.
Gus Was a Friendly Ghost is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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