Baby Be-Bop vs The Ghost Belonged to Me: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction, Fiction
Baby Be-Bop
Dirk MacDonald, a sixteen-year-old boy living in Los Angeles, comes to terms with being gay after he receives surreal storytelling visitations from his dead father and great-grandmother.
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The Ghost Belonged to Me
In this story set in 1913, Blossom Culp, Alexander Armsworth, adventurer Miles Armsworth, and Blossom's spiritualist mother set out to exorcise a ghost.
The verdict
- Readers rate The Ghost Belonged to Me highest: The Ghost Belonged to Me 4.4 · Baby Be-Bop 3.7.
- The Ghost Belonged to Me has the widest readership — 23 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Baby Be-Bop | The Ghost Belonged to Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.6 (11) | 4.3 (7) |
| Apple Books | — | 5.0 (23) |
Reception
| Baby Be-Bop | The Ghost Belonged to Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 23 |
| Editions | 9 | 19 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 67 | 297 |
| Pages | 109 | 183 |