Wish by the numbers
Barbara O'Connor · first published 2016 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 236 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 65,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 3 h 36 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 4 h 20 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 5 h 25 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 13 |
At 236 pages, Wish is longer than 58.8% 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 Wish is on school reading lists
12 appearances (0.1% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 4 published lists, in grades 3rd–5th. 12 of the 12 carry a link to the published source document.
States (4): Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 4 |
| 4th | 4 |
| 5th | 4 |
Sources
- Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) — Iowa's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Arkansas State Library / Arkansas Literacy Association — Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (student-choice, grades 4-6; annual since 1971) · checked 2026-06-11
- New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977) · checked 2026-06-10
- Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award winners (Minnesota Youth Reading Awards / MYRA), via Goodreads award record — 2020 · checked 2026-06-09
Questions
How many pages is Wish?
Wish by Barbara O'Connor is 236 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 65,000 words.
How long does it take to read Wish?
About 4 h 20 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (3 h 36 min at 300 wpm, 5 h 25 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 13 days.
Is Wish on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 12 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 4 states, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #198 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- Wish: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthThe Scarlet Letter (238 pp.) · The Crossover (240 pp.) · Matilda (240 pp.) · Dog Man (240 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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