Swing by Mary Rand Hess, Kwame Alexander

Swing

Mary Rand Hess, Kwame Alexander

448 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction poetry young adult emotional reflective fast-paced

Description

Things usually do not go as planned for seventeen-year-old Noah. He and his best friend Walt (aka Swing) have been cut from the high school baseball team for the third year in a row, and it looks like Noah’s love interest since third grade, Sam, w...

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Community Reviews Summary of 813 reviews

Moods

emotional 89%
hopeful 45%
funny 39%
reflective 39%
sad 39%
inspiring 27%
challenging 22%
dark 14%
lighthearted 12%
adventurous 6%
tense 6%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

fast 48%
medium 38%
slow 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 89% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 12%

Average rating

3.79

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