The Sherlock Society by the numbers
James Ponti · first published 2025 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 368 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 101,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 5 h 37 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 6 h 45 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 8 h 26 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 21 |
At 368 pages, The Sherlock Society is longer than 88.9% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is longer than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (186 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 Sherlock Society is on school reading lists
8 appearances (0.1% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 2 published lists, in grades 3rd–8th. 8 of the 8 carry a link to the published source document.
States (2): Florida, Maine.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 |
| 4th | 2 |
| 5th | 2 |
| 6th | 1 |
| 7th | 1 |
| 8th | 1 |
Sources
- 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8) · checked 2026-06-09
- Sunshine State Young Readers Award 2026-2027 Master List (Grades 3-5) · checked 2026-06-08
Questions
How many pages is The Sherlock Society?
The Sherlock Society by James Ponti is 368 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 101,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Sherlock Society?
About 6 h 45 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (5 h 37 min at 300 wpm, 8 h 26 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 21 days.
Is The Sherlock Society on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 8 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 2 states, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #436 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- The Sherlock Society: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
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- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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