A Walk in Wolf Wood vs The Homeward Bounders: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Space and time, Time Travel, Children's fiction, Fiction
A Walk in Wolf Wood
When a weeping man in a strange costume passes their picnic spot and disappears into the nearby woods, a brother and sister decide to follow him and soon find themselves involved in the rescue of a werewolf in the 14th…
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The Homeward Bounders
Once he becomes a pawn in a game played by a powerful group he calls them, 12-year-old Jamie is repeatedly catapulted through space and time.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Homeward Bounders has the widest readership — 4413 ratings behind its score.
- The Homeward Bounders runs the darker storyline; A Walk in Wolf Wood stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Walk in Wolf Wood | The Homeward Bounders | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (1452) | 3.9 (4413) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (7) | 4.2 (16) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 5.0 (10) |
Reception
| A Walk in Wolf Wood | The Homeward Bounders | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1452 | 4413 |
| Editions | 12 | 15 |
| Citations | — | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1164 | 4162 |
| Reading it now | 60 | 99 |
| Written reviews | 158 | 244 |
| Wikipedia attention | 115 | 174 |
| Pages | 148 | 224 |