The Perks of Being a Wallflower by the numbers
Stephen Chbosky · first published 1999 · dataset 2026-10-24
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 213 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 59,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 3 h 15 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 3 h 54 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 4 h 53 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 12 |
| Lexile measure | 720L |
At 213 pages, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is longer than 57.3% 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 9-12 (273 pages).
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is 213 pages; the median book listed for grades 9-12 is 273 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 Perks of Being a Wallflower | 213 pages |
| Median book listed for grades 9-12 | 273 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 Perks of Being a Wallflower is on school reading lists
1 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 1 published list, in grades 10th. 1 of the 1 carry a link to the published source document.
States (1): Massachusetts.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 10th | 1 |
Sources
- Middleborough High School (MA) — Summer Reading 2025, choose one per incoming grade · checked 2026-10-07
Questions
How many pages is The Perks of Being a Wallflower?
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is 213 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 59,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Perks of Being a Wallflower?
About 3 h 54 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (3 h 15 min at 300 wpm, 4 h 53 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 12 days.
Is The Perks of Being a Wallflower on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 1 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 1 state, most often in grades 9-12. That ranks it #2,809 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthDouble Fudge (213 pp.) · The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (216 pp.) · Diary of a Wimpy Kid (217 pp.) · Schooled (208 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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