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Book · by Judy Blume · first published 1999

How many pages is Blubber?

Blubber by Judy Blume has a median of 153 pages across 18 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 153 to 161 pages.

Median pages
153
18 editions counted
Range
128–207
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.7h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
42k
at 275 words per page

How long will Blubber take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
2 h 42 min
At 30 min a day
6 days
At 1 hour a day
3 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

15020019801990200020101972: 162 pages1974: 153 pages1974: 153 pages1974: 153 pages1974: 153 pages1976: 153 pages1978: 153 pages1979: 153 pages1983: 172 pages1986: 153 pages1986: 153 pages1988: 128 pages1988: 207 pages1999: 153 pages2001: 153 pages2002: 168 pages2005: 159 pages2014: 192 pagesmedian 153
150200198020001972: 162 pages1974: 153 pages1974: 153 pages1974: 153 pages1974: 153 pages1976: 153 pages1978: 153 pages1979: 153 pages1983: 172 pages1986: 153 pages1986: 153 pages1988: 128 pages1988: 207 pages1999: 153 pages2001: 153 pages2002: 168 pages2005: 159 pages2014: 192 pagesmedian 153
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover15952 h 48 min
Paperback15322 h 42 min

Editions counted

The 18 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 46 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2014Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing–192OL28789158M
2005Thorndike PressHardcover159OL3300909M
2002Atheneum/Richard Jackson BooksHardcover168OL7729950M
2001Atheneum Books for Young Readers–153OL23000471M
1999Tandem LibrarySchool & Library Binding153OL8136341M
1988PiperMass Market Paperback128OL10488174M
1988ABC-CLIO–207OL2400570M
1986Yearlingpaperback153OL49237339M

More by Judy Blume

All 13 books by Judy Blume with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Blubber?
About 153 pages: that is the median of 18 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 128 to 207 pages.
How long does it take to read Blubber?
About 2 h 42 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.
How many words is Blubber?
Roughly 42,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).