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399 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385610124
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday & Co.
Publication date: 13 March 2008
Description
Pearl and Jodie are sisters. Pearl is the younger one, small, shy and anxious. Jodie is nearly three years older, bold and brash and bad and Pearl adores her. When their parents get new jobs at Melchester College, a Victorian Gothic mansion, the g...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,238 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
dark 54%
funny 27%
adventurous 21%
reflective 18%
challenging 12%
hopeful 12%
mysterious 12%
tense 11%
lighthearted 8%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, Animal deathModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Medical traumaMinor
Pregnancy, Suicide, Blood
399 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385610124
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday & Co.
Publication date: 13 March 2008
Description
Pearl and Jodie are sisters. Pearl is the younger one, small, shy and anxious. Jodie is nearly three years older, bold and brash and bad and Pearl adores her. When their parents get new jobs at Melchester College, a Victorian Gothic mansion, the g...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,238 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
dark 54%
funny 27%
adventurous 21%
reflective 18%
challenging 12%
hopeful 12%
mysterious 12%
tense 11%
lighthearted 8%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, Animal deathModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Medical traumaMinor
Pregnancy, Suicide, Blood