Purple Hibiscus by the numbers
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · first published 2003 · dataset 2026-10-24
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 336 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 92,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 5 h 8 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 6 h 10 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 7 h 42 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 19 |
| Lexile measure | 920L |
At 336 pages, Purple Hibiscus is longer than 85.1% 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).
Purple Hibiscus is 336 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 |
|---|---|
| Purple Hibiscus | 336 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 Purple Hibiscus is on school reading lists
5 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 3 published lists, in grades 10th–12th. 5 of the 5 carry a link to the published source document.
States (1): Massachusetts.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 10th | 1 |
| 11th | 2 |
| 12th | 2 |
Sources
- Middleborough High School (MA) — Summer Reading 2025, choose one per incoming grade · checked 2026-10-07
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is on the IB Diploma Programme English A: Literature Prescribed Reading List (author-eligible; schools select from the full PRL). Verified via independent author-roster cross-reference, 2026-09-04. · checked 2026-09-04
- AP Lit representative text · checked 2026-06-16
Questions
How many pages is Purple Hibiscus?
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is 336 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 92,000 words.
How long does it take to read Purple Hibiscus?
About 6 h 10 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (5 h 8 min at 300 wpm, 7 h 42 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 19 days.
Is Purple Hibiscus on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 5 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 1 state plus 4 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades 9-12. That ranks it #1,446 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- Purple Hibiscus: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthWings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy (336 pp.) · Unplugged (336 pp.) · Unwind (335 pp.) · Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (338 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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