The Midwife's Apprentice by the numbers
Karen Cushman · first published 1995 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 3rd grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier.
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 143 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 39,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 2 h 11 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 2 h 37 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 3 h 17 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 8 |
At 143 pages, The Midwife's Apprentice is longer than 38.5% 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 3-5 (160 pages).
The Midwife's Apprentice is 143 pages; the median book listed for grades 3-5 is 160 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 Midwife's Apprentice | 143 pages |
| Median book listed for grades 3-5 | 160 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 Midwife's Apprentice is on school reading lists
10 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 2 published lists, in grades 3rd–7th. 10 of the 10 carry a link to the published source document.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 2 |
| 4th | 2 |
| 5th | 2 |
| 6th | 2 |
| 7th | 2 |
Sources
- Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 1998 Winner · checked 2026-06-23
- Newbery Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1996 Newbery Medal winner · checked 2026-06-20
Questions
How many pages is The Midwife's Apprentice?
The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman is 143 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 39,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Midwife's Apprentice?
About 2 h 37 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (2 h 11 min at 300 wpm, 3 h 17 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 8 days.
Is The Midwife's Apprentice on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 10 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 2 national curricula (no single state), most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #420 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- The Midwife's Apprentice: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthTuck Everlasting (144 pp.) · The Bad Guys (144 pp.) · Riding Freedom (138 pp.) · A Long Walk to Water (128 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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