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178 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781930900233
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Purple House Press
Publication date: 01 May 2003
Description
Did you hear the news about the boy who disappeared? No one knows what happened to him ... except me. Young Karl leaves behind his unhappy life as an unwanted foster child to escape to Farawayland. There, he learns that his true name is Mio, and t...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,414 reviews
Moods
hopeful 49%
emotional 45%
lighthearted 29%
sad 27%
mysterious 20%
dark 19%
inspiring 14%
reflective 13%
relaxing 6%
funny 5%
challenging 3%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 46%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 52% | A mix: 39% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 89% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 5%Average rating
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Graphic
Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death of parentModerate
Child death, Bullying, Death178 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781930900233
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Purple House Press
Publication date: 01 May 2003
Description
Did you hear the news about the boy who disappeared? No one knows what happened to him ... except me. Young Karl leaves behind his unhappy life as an unwanted foster child to escape to Farawayland. There, he learns that his true name is Mio, and t...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,414 reviews
Moods
hopeful 49%
emotional 45%
lighthearted 29%
sad 27%
mysterious 20%
dark 19%
inspiring 14%
reflective 13%
relaxing 6%
funny 5%
challenging 3%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 46%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 52% | A mix: 39% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 89% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death of parentModerate
Child death, Bullying, Death