Alice in April vs The meaning of Maggie: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Family life, School Stories, Family, Families, Schools, Children's fiction
Alice in April
“It was Aunt Sally who started it.”
While trying to survive seventh grade, Alice discovers that turning thirteen will make her the Woman of the House at home, so she starts a campaign to get more appreciated for taking care of her father and older brother.
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The meaning of Maggie
Eleven-year-old Maggie Mayfield is an A-plus student with big plans for herself, but at this moment she is also facing a lot of problems--like starting middle school and figuring out how to help her father who is out of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The meaning of Maggie has the widest readership — 2808 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Alice in April | The meaning of Maggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (2024) | 4.1 (2808) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (16) | — |
Reception
| Alice in April | The meaning of Maggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2024 | 2808 |
| Editions | 16 | 6 |
| Citations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 736 | — |
| Reading it now | 20 | — |
| Written reviews | 98 | — |
| Pages | 170 | 220 |