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256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143790266
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
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Description
It is 1954 and thirteen-year-old Frank Gold, refugee from wartime Hungary, is learning to walk again after contracting polio in Australia. At the Golden Age Children's Polio Convalescent Home in Perth, he sees Elsa, a fellow patient, and they form...
Community Reviews Summary of 221 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
hopeful 57%
sad 35%
informative 28%
inspiring 28%
challenging 7%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 91% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 41% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
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256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143790266
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
It is 1954 and thirteen-year-old Frank Gold, refugee from wartime Hungary, is learning to walk again after contracting polio in Australia. At the Golden Age Children's Polio Convalescent Home in Perth, he sees Elsa, a fellow patient, and they form...
Community Reviews Summary of 221 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
hopeful 57%
sad 35%
informative 28%
inspiring 28%
challenging 7%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 91% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 41% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.