Shiloh by the numbers
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · first published 1991 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 160 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 44,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 2 h 27 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 2 h 56 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 3 h 40 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 9 |
| Lexile measure | 890L |
At 160 pages, Shiloh is longer than 36.2% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is shorter than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (186 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 Shiloh is on school reading lists
104 appearances (0.8% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 23 published lists, in grades 3rd–7th. 104 of the 104 carry a link to the published source document.
States (25): Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 23 |
| 4th | 27 |
| 5th | 27 |
| 6th | 26 |
| 7th | 1 |
Sources
- Maine Student Book Award — Maine's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) — Young Reader's Choice Award (est. 1940, the oldest children's-choice book award in the US): students in WA, OR, ID, MT & AK read the annual nominees and vote. Winner list 1940-2025. · checked 2026-07-07
- Vermont Dept. of Libraries — Golden Dome Book Award (formerly the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, est. 1957): Vermont's statewide grades 4-8 children's-choice program (students read the nominees and vote). Winner list 1957-2020. · 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
- Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) — Mark Twain Readers Award: Missouri's statewide grades 4-6 children's-choice program (students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1972-2025 per the Mark Twain Award record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Newbery Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1992 Newbery Medal winner · checked 2026-06-20
Questions
How many pages is Shiloh?
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is 160 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 44,000 words.
How long does it take to read Shiloh?
About 2 h 56 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (2 h 27 min at 300 wpm, 3 h 40 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 9 days.
Is Shiloh on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 104 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 25 states plus 5 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #3 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- Shiloh: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthPersepolis: The Story of a Childhood (160 pp.) · The Boxcar Children (160 pp.) · Crash (162 pp.) · The Lost Library (167 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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