The Call of the Wild by the numbers
Jack London · first published 1903 · dataset 2026-10-24
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 172 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 47,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 2 h 38 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 3 h 9 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 3 h 57 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 10 |
| Lexile measure | 1120L |
At 172 pages, The Call of the Wild is longer than 45.2% 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 6-8 (212 pages).
The Call of the Wild is 172 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 Call of the Wild | 172 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 Call of the Wild 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 Call of the Wild?
The Call of the Wild by Jack London is 172 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 47,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Call of the Wild?
About 3 h 9 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (2 h 38 min at 300 wpm, 3 h 57 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 10 days.
Is The Call of the Wild 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 #2,510 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- The Call of the Wild: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthThe Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) (176 pp.) · Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (176 pp.) · Coraline (176 pp.) · The Lost Library (167 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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