Across Five Aprils vs The perilous road: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Civil War, United States Civil War, Newbery Honor, United States, History, Children's fiction
Across Five Aprils
The Newbery Award winning author of Up a Road Slowly presents the unforgettable story of Jethro Creighton—a brave boy who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War.
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The perilous road
Fourteen-year-old Chris, bitterly hating the Yankees for invading his Tennessee mountain home, learns a difficult lesson about the waste of war and the meaning of tolerance and courage when he reports the approach of a…
The verdict
- Readers rate The perilous road highest: The perilous road 3.7 · Across Five Aprils 3.1.
- The perilous road has the widest readership — 1562 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Across Five Aprils | The perilous road | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (1562) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (16) | 3.7 (3) |
| Google Books | 2.5 (14) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.0 (227) | — |
Reception
| Across Five Aprils | The perilous road | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 227 | 1562 |
| Editions | 34 | 7 |
| Citations | — | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 824 | 79 |
| Pages | 212 | 173 |