The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by the numbers
Mark Twain · first published 1876 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 6th grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier.
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 216 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 59,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 3 h 18 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 3 h 58 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 4 h 57 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 12 |
| Lexile measure | 950L |
At 216 pages, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is longer than 58.0% 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 6-8 (212 pages).
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is 216 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 |
|---|---|
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | 216 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 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is on school reading lists
3 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 1 published list, in grades 6th–8th. 3 of the 3 carry a link to the published source document.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 6th | 1 |
| 7th | 1 |
| 8th | 1 |
Sources
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 6-8 story exemplar · checked 2026-05-29
Questions
How many pages is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is 216 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 59,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
About 3 h 58 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (3 h 18 min at 300 wpm, 4 h 57 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 12 days.
Is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 3 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 6-8. That ranks it #2,501 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- More by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Books of about the same lengthDiary of a Wimpy Kid (217 pp.) · Double Fudge (213 pp.) · Heroes (219 pp.) · The Perks of Being a Wallflower (213 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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