Boy Who Owned the School vs How to Be Popular: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: High schools, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction, Fiction
Boy Who Owned the School
“Jacob Freisten stood in the shadow of the dumpster in back of the Reddi-Ralph store across from the high school and studied the front of the school carefully, as if considering buying it.”
Jacob Freisten's goal in life is to go about unnoticed. He's perfect at gliding past the jocks' lockers and sneaking into his English class. That was, until now. If Jacob wants to pass English, he must work for extra…
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How to Be Popular
Does being popular matter? It matters very much—to Steph. That's why this year, she has a plan to get in with the It Crowd in no time flat. She's got a secret weapon: an old book called—what else?—How to Be…
The verdict
- Readers rate Boy Who Owned the School highest: Boy Who Owned the School 3.8 · How to Be Popular 3.6.
- Boy Who Owned the School is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for How to Be Popular.
- How to Be Popular has the widest readership — 21871 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Boy Who Owned the School | How to Be Popular | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.5 (21871) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (41) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (79) |
Reception
| Boy Who Owned the School | How to Be Popular | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 21871 |
| Editions | 8 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 66 |
| Pages | 85 | 304 |