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Book · by Philip Pullman · first published 1995

How many pages is The Firework-maker's Daughter?

The Firework-maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman has a median of 112 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 97 to 120 pages.

Median pages
112
5 editions counted
Range
97–128
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.0h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
31k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Firework-maker's Daughter 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
1 h 58 min
At 30 min a day
4 days
At 1 hour a day
2 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

100120199519972000200220051995: 112 pages1999: 97 pages1999: 120 pages2006: 97 pages2006: 128 pagesmedian 112
1001201995200020051995: 112 pages1999: 97 pages1999: 120 pages2006: 97 pages2006: 128 pagesmedian 112
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 19 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2006Scholastic–97OL22250594M
2006Scholastic–128OL7515942M
1999Arthur A. Levine Books–97OL378951M
1999Galaxy–120OL32750468M
1995Doubleday–112OL22819164M

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Questions

How many pages is The Firework-maker's Daughter?
About 112 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 97 to 128 pages.
How long does it take to read The Firework-maker's Daughter?
About 1 h 58 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 4 days.
How many words is The Firework-maker's Daughter?
Roughly 31,000 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)).