Back to school, Mallory vs Zooman Sam: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Household Moving, Family life, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction, Fiction
Back to school, Mallory
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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Zooman Sam
“"What are you doing, Sam?" his mother called from the bottom of the stairs.”
Four-year-old Sam's appearance as a zookeeper at his nursery school's Future Job Day leads him to a number of exciting activities and discoveries, including reading.
The verdict
- Readers rate Back to school, Mallory highest: Back to school, Mallory 4.2 · Zooman Sam 3.6.
- Back to school, Mallory has the widest readership — 704 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Back to school, Mallory | Zooman Sam | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (704) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Back to school, Mallory | Zooman Sam | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 704 | 3 |
| Editions | 10 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 401 | — |
| Reading it now | 121 | — |
| Written reviews | 44 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 33 |
| Pages | 176 | 157 |