Alice in Lace vs Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World: Which Should You Read?
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Alice in Lace
“Patrick and I were getting married, Pamela was pregnant, and Elizabeth was buying a car.”
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While planning a wedding as part of an assignment for her eighth-grade health class, Alice thinks about her father's and older brother's love lives and learns that you cannot prepare for all of life's decisions.
Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
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In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World has the widest readership — 23801 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Alice in Lace | Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (23801) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (13) | 4.0 (128) |
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Reception
| Alice in Lace | Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 13 | 23801 |
| Editions | 10 | 15 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Pages | 155 | 256 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Alice in Lace or Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World?
Alice in Lace has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Alice in Lace 3.9/5, Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Alice in Lace or Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World?
Alice in Lace is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Alice in Lace (155 pages, ≈ 2 h 52 m); Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m).
Which is harder to read: Alice in Lace or Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Alice in Lace: Moderate; Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World: Moderate.