Bearstone vs M.C. Higgins, the Great: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Coming of age in fiction, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction, Fiction
Bearstone
A DRAMATIC TALE OF GRIZZLIES AND GOLD Fourteen-year-old Cloyd Atcitty has been skipping school for years. He's run away from a group home for Native American boys, and is now being sent to work for Walter Landis, an old…
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M.C. Higgins, the Great
Hamilton’s classic coming-of-age tale: The National Book Award– and Newbery Award–winning novel about a young man who must choose between supporting his tight-knit family and pursuing his own dreams Mayo Cornelius…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Bearstone has the widest readership — 697 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Bearstone | M.C. Higgins, the Great | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (697) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (34) | 3.0 (18) |
Reception
| Bearstone | M.C. Higgins, the Great | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 697 | 18 |
| Editions | 8 | 41 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 242 | 200 |
| Pages | 154 | 238 |