The Mysterious Benedict Society by the numbers
Trenton Lee Stewart · first published 2008 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 4th grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier. At 512 pages it is also longer than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (160), so it is not a quick read.
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 512 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 141,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 7 h 49 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 9 h 23 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 11 h 44 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 29 |
At 512 pages, The Mysterious Benedict Society is longer than 98.0% 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 3-5 (160 pages).
The Mysterious Benedict Society is 512 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 Mysterious Benedict Society | 512 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 Mysterious Benedict Society is on school reading lists
3 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 1 published list, in grades 4th–6th. 3 of the 3 carry a link to the published source document.
States (1): Massachusetts.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 4th | 1 |
| 5th | 1 |
| 6th | 1 |
Sources
- Massachusetts Children's Book Award winners (Salem State University), via Goodreads award record — 2009 · checked 2026-06-09
Questions
How many pages is The Mysterious Benedict Society?
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart is 512 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 141,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Mysterious Benedict Society?
About 9 h 23 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (7 h 49 min at 300 wpm, 11 h 44 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 29 days.
Is The Mysterious Benedict Society on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 3 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 1 state, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #2,546 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- The Mysterious Benedict Society: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthChildren of Blood and Bone (543 pp.) · The Book Thief (552 pp.) · The Grapes of Wrath (464 pp.) · Little Women (449 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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