Book 5 of Little House on the Prairie · 1939
By the Shores of Silver Lake
by Laura Ingalls Wilder. 290 pages, about 5.3 hours to read. Rated 3.9 out of 5 by 24 Open Library readers.
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How long to read By the Shores of Silver Lake
At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, By the Shores of Silver Lake takes about 5.3 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 290 pages.
| Your pace | Time |
|---|---|
| 150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud) | 8.9 hours |
| 200 words/min | 6.6 hours |
| 250 words/min (average) | 5.3 hours |
| 300 words/min | 4.4 hours |
| 400 words/min (fast) | 3.3 hours |
In the series
- Before this4. On the Banks of Plum Creek
- This book5. By the Shores of Silver Lake
- Next6. The Long Winter
All 9 Little House on the Prairie books in order
Juvenile fiction · Frontier and pioneer life · Family life · Fiction · Newbery Honor · Families