Among the Barons vs Among the enemy: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Among the Barons Among the Barons Margaret Peterson Haddix · 1998 ★★★★☆ 4.1 182 pages · ≈ 3 h 22 m · Light
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In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken. Its a hell of a mystery.

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Cover of Among the enemy Among the enemy Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2005 ★★★★☆ 4.2 214 pages · ≈ 3 h 58 m · Light
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this book is part of the shadow children sequel. a few shadow children decide to work for the population police and save all the shadow children they can.

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The verdict

Scores by source

Among the BaronsAmong the enemy
Goodreads 4.1 (25047) 4.2 (20966)
Hardcover 4.1 (41) 4.1 (31)
Google Books 4.5 (6) 5.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.5 (222) 4.5 (202)

Reception

Among the BaronsAmong the enemy
Ratings 25047 20966
Editions 15 11
Citations 1 —
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 7832 8219
Reading it now 517 388
Written reviews 954 766
Wikipedia attention 446 390
Pages 182 214

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Among the Barons or Among the enemy?

Among the enemy has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Among the enemy 4.2/5, Among the Barons 4.1/5).

Which is shorter to read: Among the Barons or Among the enemy?

Among the Barons is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Among the Barons (182 pages, ≈ 3 h 22 m); Among the enemy (214 pages, ≈ 3 h 58 m).

Which is harder to read: Among the Barons or Among the enemy?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Among the Barons: Light; Among the enemy: Light.

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