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Book · by Lois Lowry · first published 2003

How many pages is Number the Stars?

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry has a median of 138 pages across 10 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 137 to 165 pages.

Median pages
138
10 editions counted
Range
137–176
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
38k
at 275 words per page

How long will Number the Stars 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 25 min
At 30 min a day
5 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.

140160180199019952000200520101989: 137 pages1989: 137 pages1989: 138 pages1990: 144 pages1991: 137 pages1995: 176 pages1998: 172 pages2005: 137 pages2011: 176 pages2011: 137 pagesmedian 137
1401601801990200020101989: 137 pages1989: 137 pages1989: 138 pages1990: 144 pages1991: 137 pages1995: 176 pages1998: 172 pages2005: 137 pages2011: 176 pages2011: 137 pagesmedian 137
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 10 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 91 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2011HarperCollins Publishers Limited–176OL28466634M
2011Sandpiper–137OL25308832M
2005Yearling Book–137OL20733648M
1998McDougal LittellHardcover172OL10173090M
1995Pages, Inc.Hardcover176OL9814821M
1991Lions–137OL20635728M
1990Yearling–144OL7520827M
1989Dell Pub.–137OL24753764M

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Questions

How many pages is Number the Stars?
About 138 pages: that is the median of 10 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 137 to 176 pages.
How long does it take to read Number the Stars?
About 2 h 25 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 5 days.
How many words is Number the Stars?
Roughly 38,000 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)).