Back to school, Mallory vs The riddle of Penncroft Farm: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Back to school, Mallory Back to school, Mallory Laurie B. Friedman · 2004 ★★★★☆ 4.2 176 pages · ≈ 3 h 16 m · Light

After moving, eight-year-old Mallory struggles with being new at school, especially because her mother is now the music teacher and director of the third grade play.

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Cover of The riddle of Penncroft Farm The riddle of Penncroft Farm Dorothea Jensen · 1989 ★★★★☆ 3.9 186 pages · ≈ 3 h 27 m · Light

Lars Olafson's move to a farm near Valley Forge brings him friendship with the ghost of an eighteenth-century ancestor who recounts his adventures during the American Revolution.

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Back to school, MalloryThe riddle of Penncroft Farm
Goodreads 4.2 (704) —
Hardcover 4.0 (1) 4.0 (1)

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Back to school, MalloryThe riddle of Penncroft Farm
Ratings 704 1
Editions 10 7
Want to read 401 —
Reading it now 121 —
Written reviews 44 —
Pages 176 186

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