Crash by the numbers
Jerry Spinelli · first published 1996 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 162 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 45,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 2 h 29 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 2 h 58 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 3 h 43 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 9 |
At 162 pages, Crash is longer than 37.1% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is shorter than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (186 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 Crash is on school reading lists
6 appearances (0.0% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 1 published list, in grades 3rd–8th. 6 of the 6 carry a link to the published source document.
States (1): Nevada.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 |
| 4th | 1 |
| 5th | 1 |
| 6th | 1 |
| 7th | 1 |
| 8th | 1 |
Sources
Questions
How many pages is Crash?
Crash by Jerry Spinelli is 162 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 45,000 words.
How long does it take to read Crash?
About 2 h 58 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (2 h 29 min at 300 wpm, 3 h 43 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 9 days.
Is Crash on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 6 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 1 state, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #674 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- Crash: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- More by Jerry SpinelliFourth Grade Rats · Maniac Magee
- Books of about the same lengthShiloh (160 pp.) · Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (160 pp.) · The Boxcar Children (160 pp.) · The Lost Library (167 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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