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How many pages is Bridge to Terabithia?

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson has a median of 146 pages across 24 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 128 to 182 pages.

Median pages
146
24 editions counted
Range
78–208
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
40k
at 275 words per page

How long will Bridge to Terabithia 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 34 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.

10015020019801990200020101977: 128 pages1978: 128 pages1978: 128 pages1978: 128 pages1980: 148 pages1980: 144 pages1987: 128 pages1987: 155 pages1995: 144 pages1995: 128 pages1996: 180 pages1996: 128 pages2003: 163 pages2003: 163 pages2004: 191 pages2005: 144 pages2005: 208 pages2007: 191 pages2007: 128 pages2007: 78 pages2007: 187 pages2007: 176 pages2009: 208 pages2015: 208 pagesmedian 146
100150200198020001977: 128 pages1978: 128 pages1978: 128 pages1978: 128 pages1980: 148 pages1980: 144 pages1987: 128 pages1987: 155 pages1995: 144 pages1995: 128 pages1996: 180 pages1996: 128 pages2003: 163 pages2003: 163 pages2004: 191 pages2005: 144 pages2005: 208 pages2007: 191 pages2007: 128 pages2007: 78 pages2007: 187 pages2007: 176 pages2009: 208 pages2015: 208 pagesmedian 146
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 24 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 103 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2015Puffin Books–208OL29275303M
2009HarperCollins Publishers Limited–208OL29592197M
2007HarperEntertainment–191OL23178278M
2007Scholastic–128OL26334645M
2007HAL LEONARD CORPORATIONPaperback78OL11844217M
2007Thorndike PressHardcover187OL8137929M
2007HarperEntertainment–176OL7289163M
2005HarperTrophy–144OL7280734M

Questions

How many pages is Bridge to Terabithia?
About 146 pages: that is the median of 24 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 78 to 208 pages.
How long does it take to read Bridge to Terabithia?
About 2 h 34 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.
How many words is Bridge to Terabithia?
Roughly 40,000 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)).