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Book · by Gary Paulsen · first published 1991

How many pages is The River?

The River by Gary Paulsen has a median of 138 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 132 to 156 pages.

Median pages
138
6 editions counted
Range
130–176
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
38k
at 275 words per page

How long will The River 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 26 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.

14016018019952000200520101991: 132 pages1991: 132 pages1998: 160 pages1999: 130 pages2004: 144 pages2012: 176 pagesmedian 138
140160180200020101991: 132 pages1991: 132 pages1998: 160 pages1999: 130 pages2004: 144 pages2012: 176 pagesmedian 138
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 17 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2012Random House Children's Books–176OL33979826M
2004Delacorte Books for Young Readers–144OL7442166M
1999Tandem LibrarySchool & Library Binding130OL8189195M
1998Laurel Leaf–160OL7519986M
1991Delacorte Press–132OL1887983M
1991A Yearling Book–132OL24953484M

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Questions

How many pages is The River?
About 138 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 130 to 176 pages.
How long does it take to read The River?
About 2 h 26 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 5 days.
How many words is The River?
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)).