It takes the average reader 2 hours and 9 minutes to read Safe as Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
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Safe as Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino is 126 pages long, and a total of 32,256 words.
This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 39% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 56 minutes to read Safe as Houses aloud.
Safe as Houses is suitable for students ages 10 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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