Aunt Jane's nieces abroad vs Petar's Song: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Music, Family, Children's fiction
Aunt Jane's nieces abroad
The book and the series were designed to appeal to the same audience as Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and Little Men. This was expressly stipulated in Baum's contract with Reilly & Britton, which stated: Baum shall…
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Petar's Song
Book Band: Dark Blue (Ideal for ages 9+) The story of a family of fishermen doing their best to make ends meet in a small Indian village Hari's family make their living from fishing, but with no fish left in the bay,…
The verdict
- Readers rate Aunt Jane's nieces abroad highest: Aunt Jane's nieces abroad 3.9 · Petar's Song 3.6.
- Petar's Song is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 2 for Aunt Jane's nieces abroad.
- Petar's Song has the widest readership — 10 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Aunt Jane's nieces abroad | Petar's Song | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.2 (10) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | — |
Reception
| Aunt Jane's nieces abroad | Petar's Song | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7 | 10 |
| Editions | 40 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 41 | — |
| Pages | 144 | 32 |