Mercy Watson to the Rescue by the numbers
Kate DiCamillo · first published 2005 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers past 1st grade: no school list in our data assigns it later. At 80 pages it is also longer than the median book listed for grades K-2 (40), so it is not a quick read.
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 80 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 22,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 1 h 13 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 1 h 28 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 1 h 50 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 5 |
| Lexile measure | 450L |
At 80 pages, Mercy Watson to the Rescue is longer than 27.0% 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 K-2 (40 pages).
Mercy Watson to the Rescue is 80 pages; the median book listed for grades K-2 is 40 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 |
|---|---|
| Mercy Watson to the Rescue | 80 pages |
| Median book listed for grades K-2 | 40 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 Mercy Watson to the Rescue is on school reading lists
2 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 1 published list, in grades Kindergarten–1st. 2 of the 2 carry a link to the published source document.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1 |
| 1st | 1 |
Sources
- Portsmouth Christian Academy — Summer Reading Lists for All Grade Levels · checked 2026-06-05
Questions
How many pages is Mercy Watson to the Rescue?
Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo is 80 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 22,000 words.
How long does it take to read Mercy Watson to the Rescue?
About 1 h 28 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (1 h 13 min at 300 wpm, 1 h 50 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 5 days.
Is Mercy Watson to the Rescue on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 2 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in one national curriculum (no single state), most often in grades K-2. That ranks it #2,699 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- Mercy Watson to the Rescue: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- More by Kate DiCamilloThe Tale of Despereaux
- Books of about the same lengthThe Hundred Dresses (80 pp.) · Fourth Grade Rats (90 pp.) · Love That Dog (92 pp.) · The Whipping Boy (96 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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