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Book · by Judy Blume · first published 1973

How many pages is Deenie?

Deenie by Judy Blume has a median of 159 pages across 13 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 156 to 192 pages.

Median pages
159
13 editions counted
Range
140–208
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.8h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
44k
at 275 words per page

How long will Deenie 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 48 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.

1501752001980200020201973: 192 pages1973: 159 pages1974: 143 pages1974: 159 pages1983: 143 pages1988: 184 pages1988: 156 pages1989: 172 pages2003: 140 pages2003: 159 pages2014: 208 pages2014: 192 pages2024: 208 pagesmedian 159
1501752001980200020201973: 192 pages1973: 159 pages1974: 143 pages1974: 159 pages1983: 143 pages1988: 184 pages1988: 156 pages1989: 172 pages2003: 140 pages2003: 159 pages2014: 208 pages2014: 192 pages2024: 208 pagesmedian 159
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 13 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 33 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2024Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing–208OL53392337M
2014Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPaperback208OL32165481M
2014Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing–192OL29678764M
2003Delacorte Press–140OL24417177M
2003Atheneum BooksHardcover159OL7730683M
1989Chivers–172OL17560790M
1988ABC-CLIO–184OL2400512M
1988Macmillan Children's Books–156OL22639464M

More by Judy Blume

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Questions

How many pages is Deenie?
About 159 pages: that is the median of 13 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 140 to 208 pages.
How long does it take to read Deenie?
About 2 h 48 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.
How many words is Deenie?
Roughly 44,000 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)).