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How many pages is The Suitcase Kid?

The Suitcase Kid by Jacqueline Wilson has a median of 154 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 152 to 155 pages.

Median pages
154
5 editions counted
Range
140–160
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.7h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
42k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Suitcase Kid 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 43 min
At 30 min a day
6 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.

1401501601995200020051992: 154 pages1993: 152 pages1993: 155 pages1997: 140 pages2006: 160 pagesmedian 154
1401501601995200020051992: 154 pages1993: 152 pages1993: 155 pages1997: 140 pages2006: 160 pagesmedian 154
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 10 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2006Corgi–160OL7523294M
1997Delacorte–140OL990717M
1993Chivers North AmericaHardcover152OL9593914M
1993Yearling–155OL22045802M
1992Doubleday–154OL16185593M

More by Jacqueline Wilson

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Questions

How many pages is The Suitcase Kid?
About 154 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 140 to 160 pages.
How long does it take to read The Suitcase Kid?
About 2 h 43 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.
How many words is The Suitcase Kid?
Roughly 42,000 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)).