It takes the average reader 1 hour and 55 minutes to read Iris Investigates by David Jacks
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
After breaking her leg playing in a school ice hockey match Iris is dismayed to be fitted with a cast on her leg just before the summer holidays. After learning her father has hired a nanny to watch her whilst he is at work, Iris resigns herself to a long, boring summer. However, she discovers an old telescope on top of her wardrobe and fills her days watching the neighbourhood in her sleepy coastal village going about their daily routine. Her best friend Vince provides some company as he frequently calls to update her on what's happening out in the real world. Then one night whilst she is looking at the woods at the bottom of her garden she notices a pair of huge green eyes staring back at her....... The following day Iris hears from the police that the neighbourhood pets are disappearing. Even her nanny's pet dog has gone missing. Iris decides to investigate the mysterious happenings around her home and enlists the help of Vince to be her sidekick. Is there a huge and scary beast in Pelican Wharf and if so what could it possibly want? Is it eating all the neighbourhood pets? This charming junior detective book includes beastly goings on, vampires and an ally that is not what he first appears to be. Paying homage to the classic tale 'Rear Window' this book is the first in the series Iris Investigates and introduces all the characters that will help form the team to fight the constant battle between good and evil.
Iris Investigates by David Jacks is 114 pages long, and a total of 28,956 words.
This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 35% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 38 minutes to read Iris Investigates aloud.
Iris Investigates is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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