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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Tried. Too architectural—in a way that hasn’t aged well. I love discovering classics that I somehow missed and can now enjoy as a more patient adult... conversely, this is one that I would have loved when I was twelve but won’t now.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
so good! Ellen Raskin seemed like a children’s author who was really tapped into the interests and wants of her audience — a menagerie of interesting, multidimensional characters, hijinks abound, and prose that knows/believes/trusts that it’s in the hands of a smart, capable kiddo. didn’t love ALL the choices made regarding its depictions of POC, but it was the 70s and hardly the most egregious way people have ever been written ha. wish I had a time machine to gift this to my fourth grade self!