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missing duration info • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781883332754
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publication date: 30 April 2010
Description
Author Irene Hunt, who won the Newbery Medal for her novel Up a Road Slowly, went to live at her grandfather's farm in Illinois after her father's death in 1914. Her grandfather's stories of his boyhood during the Civil War became the basis for th...
Community Reviews Summary of 932 reviews
Moods
informative 50%
reflective 50%
hopeful 35%
sad 35%
challenging 30%
adventurous 25%
tense 25%
dark 20%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Plot: 31% | Character: 26%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 61% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Minor
Racism, War
missing duration info • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781883332754
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publication date: 30 April 2010
Description
Author Irene Hunt, who won the Newbery Medal for her novel Up a Road Slowly, went to live at her grandfather's farm in Illinois after her father's death in 1914. Her grandfather's stories of his boyhood during the Civil War became the basis for th...
Community Reviews Summary of 932 reviews
Moods
informative 50%
reflective 50%
hopeful 35%
sad 35%
challenging 30%
adventurous 25%
tense 25%
dark 20%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Plot: 31% | Character: 26%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 61% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Racism, War