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My Sister's Keeper

by Jodi Picoult

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start My Sister's Keeper, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
439
Reading time
≈ 8 h
Checkpoints
13
Genre
Fiction
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How long does it take to read My Sister's Keeper?

At 439 pages, My Sister's Keeper is a fairly long book. Expect about 8 hours of reading to finish it, based on 250 words per page and an average reading speed of 230 words per minute. A fast reader will go quicker; a careful read (or reading in a second language) will take longer.

At 30 minutes a day, that is about 16 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 7 reading days. For a book of this length (400 to 599 pages), Vread readers who finish it take a median of 5.3 days between the first and the last checkpoint (Vread Reading Barometer 2026).

Reading days to finish it
30 minutes a day16 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)7 days

Estimates; see the method at the bottom of the page.

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 13 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 34
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 68
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 101
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 135
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 169
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 203
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 236
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 270
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 304
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 338
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 371
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 405
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 439

In Vread, My Sister's Keeper is split into 13 checkpoints, one every 34 pages or so. At each checkpoint, a question covers the passage you have just read: a correct answer validates the step, and your progress moves forward like a training plan.

The challenge: validate all 13 checkpoints through to the last page. No giant quiz at the end, no summary to copy out: short questions along the way that prove the book was actually read. It also works as a reading quiz to check your understanding before a test.

Also available in French on Vread.

Illustrative example

Checkpoint 1/13pp. 1–34

What a checkpoint looks like

A short, precise question about the pages you have just read: a character, a place, a choice.

The answer is in the text: reply in the app.

This is not a question from My Sister's Keeper: to avoid spoilers, the real questions stay in the app.

Answer in the app, one checkpoint at a time.

Summary, quiz, reviews: frequently asked questions

How many pages is My Sister's Keeper?
The edition listed on Vread has 439 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read My Sister's Keeper?
About 8 hours of reading, or 16 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on My Sister's Keeper?
Yes: the Vread app has 13 reading questions on My Sister's Keeper, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of My Sister's Keeper?
Vread does not publish summaries: the app supports reading the book itself, part by part. Checkpoint questions cover what you have just read, which makes them a good way to check you did not miss anything.

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Written by Vread from its catalogue data (page count of the listed edition, checkpoints, ratings aggregated from 10 ratings). No summary or publisher text is reproduced. Reading times are estimates; see the method in the Vread Reading Barometer (in French).