Tuck Everlasting by the numbers
Natalie Babbitt · first published 1975 · dataset 2026-10-24
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 144 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 40,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 2 h 12 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 2 h 38 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 3 h 18 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 8 |
| Lexile measure | 770L |
At 144 pages, Tuck Everlasting is longer than 38.6% 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).
Tuck Everlasting is 144 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 |
|---|---|
| Tuck Everlasting | 144 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 Tuck Everlasting is on school reading lists
6 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 3 published lists, in grades 4th–7th. 6 of the 6 carry a link to the published source document.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 4th | 1 |
| 5th | 2 |
| 6th | 2 |
| 7th | 1 |
Sources
- WeAreTeachers 2025 Summer Reading List — Middle Grades · checked 2026-06-02
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 6-8 exemplar · checked 2026-05-29
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 4-5 exemplar · checked 2026-05-29
Questions
How many pages is Tuck Everlasting?
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is 144 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 40,000 words.
How long does it take to read Tuck Everlasting?
About 2 h 38 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (2 h 12 min at 300 wpm, 3 h 18 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 8 days.
Is Tuck Everlasting on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 6 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in one national curriculum (no single state), most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #1,288 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- Tuck Everlasting: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthThe Bad Guys (144 pp.) · The Midwife's Apprentice (143 pp.) · Riding Freedom (138 pp.) · Shiloh (160 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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