The Bees of Notre-Dame by the numbers
Meghan Browne · first published 2023 · dataset 2026-10-24
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 22 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 6,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 20 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 24 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 30 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 2 |
At 22 pages, The Bees of Notre-Dame is longer than 1.1% 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 shorter than the median book listed for grades K-2 (40 pages).
The Bees of Notre-Dame is 22 pages; the median book listed for grades K-2 is 40 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 Bees of Notre-Dame | 22 pages |
| Median book listed for grades K-2 | 40 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 Bees of Notre-Dame is on school reading lists
5 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 1 published list, in grades Kindergarten–4th. 5 of the 5 carry a link to the published source document.
States (1): Georgia.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1 |
| 1st | 1 |
| 2nd | 1 |
| 3rd | 1 |
| 4th | 1 |
Sources
- Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award 2025 Nominees (Grades K-4), University of Georgia Libraries · checked 2026-06-09
Questions
How many pages is The Bees of Notre-Dame?
The Bees of Notre-Dame by Meghan Browne is 22 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 6,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Bees of Notre-Dame?
About 24 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (20 min at 300 wpm, 30 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 2 days.
Is The Bees of Notre-Dame 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, most often in grades K-2. That ranks it #1,474 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- The Bees of Notre-Dame: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthThe Very Hungry Caterpillar (26 pp.) · A Bad Case of Stripes (32 pp.) · If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (32 pp.) · The Stranger (32 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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