Almost Starring Skinnybones vs Romeo and Juliet Together (and Alive!) at Last: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Acting, School Stories, Humorous stories, Schools, Children's fiction, Fiction
Almost Starring Skinnybones
Irrepressible, twelve-year-old Alex is convinced that he will be a star and impress his schoolmates when, as the winner of a cat food essay contest, he is asked to make a commercial for national television.
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Romeo and Juliet Together (and Alive!) at Last
The eighth grade's plan to get two reluctant "lovers" together by means of a classroom production of Shakespeare's play has some very unexpected results.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Romeo and Juliet Together (and Alive!) at Last has the widest readership — 595 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Almost Starring Skinnybones | Romeo and Juliet Together (and Alive!) at Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (368) | 3.6 (595) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (25) | — |
Reception
| Almost Starring Skinnybones | Romeo and Juliet Together (and Alive!) at Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 368 | 595 |
| Editions | 11 | 10 |
| Want to read | 182 | — |
| Reading it now | 47 | — |
| Written reviews | 35 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 194 | — |
| Pages | 108 | 122 |