The Diary of a Young Girl by the numbers
Anne Frank · first published 1947 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 8th grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier. At 283 pages it is also longer than the median book listed for grades 6-8 (212), so it is not a quick read.
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 283 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 78,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 4 h 19 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 5 h 11 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 6 h 29 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 16 |
| Lexile measure | 1080L |
At 283 pages, The Diary of a Young Girl is longer than 74.7% 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 Diary of a Young Girl is 283 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 Diary of a Young Girl | 283 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 Diary of a Young Girl is on school reading lists
3 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 3 published lists, in grades 8th. 3 of the 3 carry a link to the published source document.
States (2): New York, Pennsylvania.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 8th | 3 |
Sources
- PA Core Standards grade 8 aligned reading · checked 2026-05-29
- NY grade 8 Holocaust study aligned reading · checked 2026-05-29
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 6-8 informational text exemplar · checked 2026-05-29
Questions
How many pages is The Diary of a Young Girl?
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank is 283 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 78,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Diary of a Young Girl?
About 5 h 11 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (4 h 19 min at 300 wpm, 6 h 29 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 16 days.
Is The Diary of a Young Girl on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 3 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 2 states plus 1 national-curriculum listing, most often in grades 6-8. That ranks it #2,520 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- The Diary of a Young Girl: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthTo Kill a Mockingbird (281 pp.) · Monster (281 pp.) · Odder (288 pp.) · The Wild Robot (288 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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