Smile by the numbers
Raina Telgemeier · first published 2010 · dataset 2026-10-24
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 224 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 62,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 3 h 25 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 4 h 6 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 5 h 8 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 13 |
| Lexile measure | 410L |
At 224 pages, Smile is longer than 59.6% 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 6-8 (212 pages).
Smile is 224 pages; the median book listed for grades 6-8 is 212 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 |
|---|---|
| Smile | 224 pages |
| Median book listed for grades 6-8 | 212 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 Smile is on school reading lists
71 appearances (0.3% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 15 published lists, in grades 3rd–8th. 71 of the 71 carry a link to the published source document.
States (11): Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, Washington.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 |
| 4th | 14 |
| 5th | 14 |
| 6th | 14 |
| 7th | 14 |
| 8th | 14 |
Sources
- Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) — Iowa's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record. · checked 2026-07-07
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2013 Winner · checked 2026-06-23
- 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 Smile?
Smile by Raina Telgemeier is 224 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 62,000 words.
How long does it take to read Smile?
About 4 h 6 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (3 h 25 min at 300 wpm, 5 h 8 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 13 days.
Is Smile on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 71 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 11 states plus 10 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades 6-8. That ranks it #16 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- Smile: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthLoser (224 pp.) · Lord of the Flies (224 pp.) · The Bluest Eye (224 pp.) · The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (223 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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