Reading Level
What is the reading level of The Silver Arrow?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Silver Arrow is 5th and 6th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
The Silver Arrow
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 4 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 7 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 6 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 5 |
Reading Time
2 hrs 24 mins
How long to read The Silver Arrow?
The estimated word count of The Silver Arrow is 35,805 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 2 hrs 24 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 59 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 1 hrs 20 mins.
| The Silver Arrow - 35,805 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 3 hrs 59 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 2 hrs 24 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 1 hrs 20 mins |
- Authors
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Lev Grossman
More about The Silver Arrow
35,805 words
Word Count
for The Silver Arrow
3 hours and 51 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians comes a must-read, wholly original middle-grade debut perfect for fans of The Chronicles of Narnia and Roald Dahl.Dear Uncle Herbert,You've never met me, but I'm your niece Kate, and since it is my birthday tomorrow and you are super-rich could you please send me a present?Kate and her younger brother Tom lead dull, uninteresting lives. And if their dull, uninteresting parents are anything to go by, they don't have much to look forward to. Why can't Kate have thrilling adventures and save the world the way people do in books? Even her 11th birthday is shaping up to be mundane -- that is, until her mysterious and highly irresponsible Uncle Herbert, whom she's never even met before, surprises her with the most unexpected, exhilarating, inappropriate birthday present of all time: a colossal steam locomotive called the Silver Arrow.Kate and Tom's parents want to send it right back where it came from. But Kate and Tom have other ideas -- and so does the Silver Arrow -- and soon they're off to distant lands along magical rail lines in the company of an assortment of exotic animals who, it turns out, can talk. With only curiosity, excitement, their own resourcefulness and the thrill of the unknown to guide them, Kate and Tom are on the adventure of a lifetime . . . and who knows? They just might end up saving the world after all.This thrilling fantasy adventure will not only entertain young readers but inspire them to see the beautiful, exciting, and precious world around them with new eyes.