Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead

Goodbye Stranger

Rebecca Stead

320 pages • first pub 2015 (view editions)

fiction middle grade young adult hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
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Goodbye Stranger is ideal for readers who enjoy introspective stories about navigating the evolving bonds of friendship during the tender, often tumultuous transition from childhood to adolescence.

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Masterly. . . . Sensitively explores togetherness, aloneness, betrayal and love. The New York Times Book Review2016 Honor Book in Fiction, Boston Globe Horn Book AwardA NYT Editors' Choice and NYT Notable Children's Books of 2015 This brilliant n...

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Community Reviews

3.93
based on 2,086 reviews

Moods

reflective: 65%

hopeful: 55%

emotional: 53%

lighthearted: 48%

funny: 25%

inspiring: 19%

relaxing: 19%

mysterious: 10%

challenging: 8%

adventurous: 6%

dark: 4%

sad: 4%

tense: 2%

Pace

25% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
29% of readers chose A mix
65% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

97% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

Loveable characters?

85% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

69% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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