Impossible Creatures by the numbers
Katherine Rundell · first published 2023 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 4th grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier. At 385 pages it is also longer than the median book listed for grades 6-8 (212), so it is not a quick read.
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 385 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 106,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 5 h 53 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 7 h 4 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 8 h 49 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 22 |
At 385 pages, Impossible Creatures is longer than 92.7% 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).
Impossible Creatures is 385 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 |
|---|---|
| Impossible Creatures | 385 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 Impossible Creatures is on school reading lists
10 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 2 published lists, in grades 4th–8th. 10 of the 10 carry a link to the published source document.
States (2): Maine, New Hampshire.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 4th | 2 |
| 5th | 2 |
| 6th | 2 |
| 7th | 2 |
| 8th | 2 |
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
- 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8) · checked 2026-06-09
Questions
How many pages is Impossible Creatures?
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell is 385 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 106,000 words.
How long does it take to read Impossible Creatures?
About 7 h 4 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (5 h 53 min at 300 wpm, 8 h 49 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 22 days.
Is Impossible Creatures on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 10 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 2 states, most often in grades 6-8. That ranks it #393 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- Impossible Creatures: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthThe Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) (384 pp.) · The Hunger Games (374 pp.) · The Kite Runner (371 pp.) · The Sherlock Society (368 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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