Abe Lincoln at last! vs The Crossroads of Time: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Space and time, Time Travel, Fiction
Abe Lincoln at last!
The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to Washington D.C. in the 1860s where they meet Abraham Lincoln and collect a feather that will help break a magic spell.
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The Crossroads of Time
First published in 1958, Andre Norton's The Time Traders fuses Cold War espionage with archaeological romance and speculative adventure. Its protagonist, Ross Murdock, a delinquent recruited into a covert government…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Crossroads of Time has the widest readership — 841 ratings behind its score.
- The Crossroads of Time runs the darker storyline; Abe Lincoln at last! stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Abe Lincoln at last! | The Crossroads of Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (841) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (3) | 4.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (247) | — |
Reception
| Abe Lincoln at last! | The Crossroads of Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 247 | 841 |
| Editions | 12 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 408 |
| Reading it now | — | 6 |
| Written reviews | — | 38 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 93 |
| Pages | 128 | 176 |