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Book · by Tamora Pierce · first published 1999

How many pages is First Test?

First Test by Tamora Pierce has a median of 240 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 216 to 240 pages.

Median pages
240
5 editions counted
Range
216–303
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
66k
at 275 words per page

How long will First Test 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
4 h 14 min
At 30 min a day
9 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2503001999200020012002200320041999: 216 pages1999: 216 pages2000: 240 pages2002: 303 pages2004: 240 pagesmedian 240
2503002000200220041999: 216 pages1999: 216 pages2000: 240 pages2002: 303 pages2004: 240 pagesmedian 240
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 13 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2004Random House Books for Young Readers–240OL7428985M
2002Thorndike Press–303OL3948130M
2000Tandem LibrarySchool & Library Binding240OL9401376M
1999Random House–216OL370203M
1999Random House–216OL23263121M

More by Tamora Pierce

All 9 books by Tamora Pierce with page counts

Questions

How many pages is First Test?
About 240 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 216 to 303 pages.
How long does it take to read First Test?
About 4 h 14 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is First Test?
Roughly 66,000 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)).