Odder by the numbers
Katherine Applegate · first published 2022 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 3rd grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier. At 288 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) | 288 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 79,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 4 h 24 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 5 h 17 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 6 h 36 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 16 |
At 288 pages, Odder is longer than 75.5% 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 3-5 (160 pages).
Odder is 288 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 |
|---|---|
| Odder | 288 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 Odder is on school reading lists
37 appearances (0.2% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 13 published lists, in grades 3rd–6th. 37 of the 37 carry a link to the published source document.
States (11): Arizona, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, Wyoming.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 12 |
| 4th | 12 |
| 5th | 12 |
| 6th | 1 |
Sources
- Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2025-2026 winner (3-6) · checked 2026-09-24
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) — Kentucky's statewide children's-choice reading program: students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record. · checked 2026-07-07
- William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — Kansas's statewide children's-choice program (est. 1952; students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1953-2025 per the William Allen White Award record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award (the oldest children's-choice book award in North America, since 1940; students across the Pacific Northwest, including Washington, read the nominees and vote for their favorites) · checked 2026-06-27
- Tennessee Library Association — Volunteer State Book Award, Intermediate (gr 4-6) + Middle School (gr 6-8) divisions (student-choice; since 1979); past-winners roll · checked 2026-06-15
- Hawai'i Association of School Librarians — Nēnē Award, grades 4-6 fiction (student-choice; program since 1964); winners 1982-2026 (neneaward.org + Goodreads winner roll) · checked 2026-06-14
Questions
How many pages is Odder?
Odder by Katherine Applegate is 288 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 79,000 words.
How long does it take to read Odder?
About 5 h 17 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (4 h 24 min at 300 wpm, 6 h 36 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 16 days.
Is Odder on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 37 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 11 states, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #47 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- Odder: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- More by Katherine ApplegateThe One and Only Ivan
- Books of about the same lengthThe Wild Robot (288 pp.) · The Diary of a Young Girl (283 pp.) · Tangerine (294 pp.) · Out of My Mind (295 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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