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320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399173073
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 23 February 2016
Description
For fans of Linda Sue Park and A Long Way Gone, two young boys must escape a life of slavery in modern-day Ivory CoastFifteen-year-old Amadou counts the things that matter. For two years what has mattered are the number of cacao pods he and his yo...
Community Reviews Summary of 368 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
sad 64%
tense 58%
informative 52%
adventurous 41%
dark 41%
reflective 23%
hopeful 17%
inspiring 11%
Pace
medium 41%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 57% | A mix: 28% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 36% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Physical abuse, Blood, Emotional abuseModerate
Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma
320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399173073
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 23 February 2016
Description
For fans of Linda Sue Park and A Long Way Gone, two young boys must escape a life of slavery in modern-day Ivory CoastFifteen-year-old Amadou counts the things that matter. For two years what has mattered are the number of cacao pods he and his yo...
Community Reviews Summary of 368 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
sad 64%
tense 58%
informative 52%
adventurous 41%
dark 41%
reflective 23%
hopeful 17%
inspiring 11%
Pace
medium 41%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 57% | A mix: 28% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 36% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Physical abuse, Blood, Emotional abuseModerate
Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma