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340 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805088410
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 12 May 2009
Description
Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones.With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,672 reviews
Moods
hopeful 55%
adventurous 53%
inspiring 53%
funny 44%
emotional 37%
reflective 37%
informative 26%
relaxing 17%
challenging 10%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 11% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 37% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
RacismMinor
Racial slurs, Misogyny
340 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805088410
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 12 May 2009
Description
Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones.With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,672 reviews
Moods
hopeful 55%
adventurous 53%
inspiring 53%
funny 44%
emotional 37%
reflective 37%
informative 26%
relaxing 17%
challenging 10%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 11% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 37% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
RacismMinor
Racial slurs, Misogyny