Children of Blood and Bone by the numbers
Tomi Adeyemi · first published 2018 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 543 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 149,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 8 h 18 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 9 h 57 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 12 h 27 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 30 |
At 543 pages, Children of Blood and Bone is longer than 98.6% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is longer than the median book listed for grades 9-12 (274 pages).
Word counts and reading times are estimates: pages × 275 words, divided by the reading speed. Your edition's page count and your own pace will differ.
Where Children of Blood and Bone is on school reading lists
16 appearances (0.1% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 2 published lists, in grades 5th–12th. 16 of the 16 carry a link to the published source document.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 5th | 2 |
| 6th | 2 |
| 7th | 2 |
| 8th | 2 |
| 9th | 2 |
| 10th | 2 |
| 11th | 2 |
| 12th | 2 |
Sources
- William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2019 Honor · checked 2026-06-20
- Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2018 Winner · checked 2026-06-20
Questions
How many pages is Children of Blood and Bone?
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi is 543 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 149,000 words.
How long does it take to read Children of Blood and Bone?
About 9 h 57 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (8 h 18 min at 300 wpm, 12 h 27 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 30 days.
Is Children of Blood and Bone on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 16 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in no single state (national curricula only) plus 16 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades 9-12. That ranks it #109 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- Children of Blood and Bone: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthThe Book Thief (552 pp.) · The Mysterious Benedict Society (512 pp.) · The Grapes of Wrath (464 pp.) · Little Women (449 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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