A Northern Light vs Caddie Woodlawn: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Girls & Women, Historical Fiction, History, Fiction
A Northern Light
In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest. Based on…
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Caddie Woodlawn
“In 1864 Caddie Woodlawn was eleven, and as wild a little tomboy as ever ran the woods of western Wisconsin.”
Caddie Woodlawn is a children's historical fiction novel by Carol Ryrie Brink which received the Newbery Medal in 1936 and a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958. The original 1935 edition was illustrated by…
The verdict
- Readers rate Caddie Woodlawn highest: Caddie Woodlawn 4.0 · A Northern Light 3.8.
- Caddie Woodlawn is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for A Northern Light.
- Caddie Woodlawn has the widest readership — 54471 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Northern Light | Caddie Woodlawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (46270) | 4.0 (54471) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (35) | 3.8 (45) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (51) |
Reception
| A Northern Light | Caddie Woodlawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 46270 | 54471 |
| Editions | 10 | 56 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 14653 |
| Reading it now | — | 497 |
| Written reviews | — | 2004 |
| Wikipedia attention | 469 | 1175 |
| Pages | 398 | 270 |