Heroes by the numbers
Alan Gratz · first published 2024 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 6th grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier.
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 219 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 60,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 3 h 21 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 4 h 1 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 5 h 1 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 13 |
At 219 pages, Heroes is longer than 58.7% 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 6-8 (212 pages).
Heroes is 219 pages; the median book listed for grades 6-8 is 212 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 |
|---|---|
| Heroes | 219 pages |
| Median book listed for grades 6-8 | 212 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 Heroes is on school reading lists
12 appearances (0.1% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 4 published lists, in grades 6th–8th. 12 of the 12 carry a link to the published source document.
States (4): Florida, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 6th | 4 |
| 7th | 4 |
| 8th | 4 |
Sources
- Children's Librarians of New Hampshire / NH Library Association — Great Stone Face Book Award (student-choice, grades 4-6; 20 nominees/year, annual since 1980). Winner + nominee rolls via the LibraryThing award/757 mirror of the official sponsor records. · checked 2026-06-12
- Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award — official winners list (Ohio, K-12 grade bands, voted biennially/annually since 1982) · checked 2026-06-09
- Volunteer State Book Award 2025-2026 Middle School Division (Grades 6-8), Tennessee Library Association / TASL · checked 2026-06-08
- Sunshine State Young Readers Award 2025-2026 Master List (Grades 6-8) · checked 2026-06-08
Questions
How many pages is Heroes?
Heroes by Alan Gratz is 219 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 60,000 words.
How long does it take to read Heroes?
About 4 h 1 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (3 h 21 min at 300 wpm, 5 h 1 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 13 days.
Is Heroes on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 12 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 4 states, most often in grades 6-8. That ranks it #277 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- Heroes: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
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- Books of about the same lengthDiary of a Wimpy Kid (217 pp.) · Flipped (221 pp.) · The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (216 pp.) · The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (223 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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