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395 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781410458452
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Publication date: 19 June 2013
Description
From one of the bestselling memoirists of all time, a stunning and heartbreaking novel about an intrepid girl who challenges the injustice of the adult world--a triumph of imagination and storytelling. It is 1970. "Bean" Holladay is twelve and her...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,060 reviews
Moods
reflective 39%
adventurous 37%
sad 35%
hopeful 31%
tense 20%
challenging 17%
dark 17%
funny 14%
inspiring 14%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 2%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 36% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Self harmModerate
Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Sexual harassmentMinor
Racism, Child abuse, Gun violence
395 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781410458452
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Publication date: 19 June 2013
Description
From one of the bestselling memoirists of all time, a stunning and heartbreaking novel about an intrepid girl who challenges the injustice of the adult world--a triumph of imagination and storytelling. It is 1970. "Bean" Holladay is twelve and her...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,060 reviews
Moods
reflective 39%
adventurous 37%
sad 35%
hopeful 31%
tense 20%
challenging 17%
dark 17%
funny 14%
inspiring 14%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 2%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 36% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Self harmModerate
Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Sexual harassmentMinor
Racism, Child abuse, Gun violence