The Witch of Blackbird Pond by the numbers
Elizabeth George Speare · first published 1958 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 256 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 70,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 3 h 55 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 4 h 42 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 5 h 52 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 15 |
| Lexile measure | 850L |
At 256 pages, The Witch of Blackbird Pond is longer than 63.6% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is longer than the median book listed for grades 6-8 (223 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 Witch of Blackbird Pond is on school reading lists
7 appearances (0.1% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 3 published lists, in grades 3rd–7th. 7 of the 7 carry a link to the published source document.
States (1): Connecticut.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 |
| 4th | 1 |
| 5th | 1 |
| 6th | 3 |
| 7th | 1 |
Sources
- Newbery Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1959 Newbery Medal winner · checked 2026-06-20
- CT ELA Standards — Connecticut-set colonial canon · checked 2026-05-29
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 6-8 Newbery Medal · checked 2026-05-29
Questions
How many pages is The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare is 256 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 70,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
About 4 h 42 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (3 h 55 min at 300 wpm, 5 h 52 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 15 days.
Is The Witch of Blackbird Pond on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 7 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 1 state plus 6 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades 6-8. That ranks it #587 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthNew Kid (256 pp.) · The Trumpet of the Swan (251 pp.) · Fahrenheit 451 (249 pp.) · Looking for Alaska (248 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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