Growing Home by the numbers
Beth Ferry · first published 2025 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 3rd grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier. At 272 pages it is also longer than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (160), so it is not a quick read.
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 272 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 75,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 4 h 9 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 4 h 59 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 6 h 14 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 15 |
At 272 pages, Growing Home is longer than 71.8% of the 2,330 books on the reading lists we track whose page count we know (2,809 books are tracked in all). It is longer than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (160 pages).
Growing Home is 272 pages; the median book listed for grades 3-5 is 160 pages and the median of all 2,330 listed books with a page count is 187.
Source: Page counts of 2,330 books on U.S. school reading lists, bookstatistics.com · Dataset snapshot 2026-10-24
Show the numbers
| Book | Pages |
|---|---|
| Growing Home | 272 pages |
| Median book listed for grades 3-5 | 160 pages |
| Median of all listed books | 187 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 Growing Home is on school reading lists
3 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 1 published list, in grades 3rd–5th. 3 of the 3 carry a link to the published source document.
States (1): Florida.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 |
| 4th | 1 |
| 5th | 1 |
Sources
- Sunshine State Young Readers Award 2026-2027 Master List (Grades 3-5) · checked 2026-06-08
Questions
How many pages is Growing Home?
Growing Home by Beth Ferry is 272 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 75,000 words.
How long does it take to read Growing Home?
About 4 h 59 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (4 h 9 min at 300 wpm, 6 h 14 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 15 days.
Is Growing Home on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 3 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 #2,376 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- Growing Home: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthEsperanza Rising (272 pp.) · The Tale of Despereaux (270 pp.) · To Kill a Mockingbird (281 pp.) · Monster (281 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 2,809 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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