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Book · by Jerry Spinelli · first published 2003

How many pages is Milkweed?

Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli has a median of 232 pages across 10 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 212 to 262 pages.

Median pages
232
10 editions counted
Range
208–282
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
64k
at 275 words per page

How long will Milkweed 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 05 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.

20022525027520042006200820102003: 279 pages2003: 269 pages2003: 208 pages2003: 208 pages2003: 224 pages2004: 282 pages2005: 240 pages2005: 208 pages2006: 224 pages2011: 240 pagesmedian 232
200225250275200520102003: 279 pages2003: 269 pages2003: 208 pages2003: 208 pages2003: 224 pages2004: 282 pages2005: 240 pages2005: 208 pages2006: 224 pages2011: 240 pagesmedian 232
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 10 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 24 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2011EmberPaperback240OL24088348M
2006Listening LibraryHardcover224OL10352687M
2005Laurel Leaf–240OL7521681M
2005Scholastic–208OL22860042M
2004Thorndike Press–282OL3692101M
2003Thorndike PressBoard book279OL8136842M
2003Orchard–269OL22031994M
2003Alfred A. Knopf–208OL3682107M

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Questions

How many pages is Milkweed?
About 232 pages: that is the median of 10 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 208 to 282 pages.
How long does it take to read Milkweed?
About 4 h 05 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is Milkweed?
Roughly 64,000 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)).