Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) by the numbers
Bryan Stevenson · first published 2018 · dataset 2026-10-24
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Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)
Bryan Stevenson
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 304 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 84,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 4 h 39 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 5 h 34 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 6 h 58 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 17 |
| Lexile measure | 1130L |
At 304 pages, Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) is longer than 78.5% 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 9-12 (273 pages).
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) is 304 pages; the median book listed for grades 9-12 is 273 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 |
|---|---|
| Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) | 304 pages |
| Median book listed for grades 9-12 | 273 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 Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) is on school reading lists
1 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 1 published list, in grades 11th. 1 of the 1 carry a link to the published source document.
States (1): Massachusetts.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 11th | 1 |
Sources
- Middleborough High School (MA) — Summer Reading 2025, choose one per incoming grade · checked 2026-10-07
Questions
How many pages is Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)?
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) by Bryan Stevenson is 304 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 84,000 words.
How long does it take to read Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)?
About 5 h 34 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (4 h 39 min at 300 wpm, 6 h 58 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 17 days.
Is Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 1 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 1 state, most often in grades 9-12. That ranks it #2,806 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthGround Zero (304 pp.) · The Color Purple (304 pp.) · Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (309 pp.) · Flowers for Algernon (311 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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