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How many pages is Wayside School Is Falling Down?

Wayside School Is Falling Down by Louis Sachar has a median of 179 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 179 to 194 pages.

Median pages
179
8 editions counted
Range
152–224
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
49k
at 275 words per page

How long will Wayside School Is Falling Down 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
3 h 09 min
At 30 min a day
7 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

15017520022519902000201020201989: 179 pages1990: 179 pages1993: 179 pages2004: 152 pages2006: 179 pages2017: 224 pages2020: 190 pages2021: 208 pagesmedian 179
150175200225200020201989: 179 pages1990: 179 pages1993: 179 pages2004: 152 pages2006: 179 pages2017: 224 pages2020: 190 pages2021: 208 pagesmedian 179
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 27 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Bloomsbury Publishing Plc–208OL33785441M
2020Thorndike Press–190OL30367737M
2017HarperCollins Publishers Limited–224OL29757568M
2006Listening LibraryHardcover179OL9783199M
2004HarperTeen–152OL7433432M
1993Scott ForesmanUnknown Binding179OL9642191M
1990Avon–179OL14646885M
1989Lothrop, Lee & Shepard BooksPaperback179OL2525566M

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Questions

How many pages is Wayside School Is Falling Down?
About 179 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 152 to 224 pages.
How long does it take to read Wayside School Is Falling Down?
About 3 h 09 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Wayside School Is Falling Down?
Roughly 49,000 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)).