Boy Who Owned the School vs Jumped: 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.”
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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…
Jumped
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The wrong angleTrina: "Hey," I say, though I don't really know them. The boyed-up basketball girl barely moves. The others, her girls, step aside. It's okay if they don't speak. I know how it is. They can't all be…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Boy Who Owned the School highest: Boy Who Owned the School 3.8 · Jumped 3.4.
- Jumped has the widest readership — 1455 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Boy Who Owned the School | Jumped | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.4 (1455) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.0 (3) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 3.5 (8) |
Reception
| Boy Who Owned the School | Jumped | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 1455 |
| Editions | 8 | 10 |
| Want to read | — | 1622 |
| Reading it now | — | 82 |
| Written reviews | — | 316 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 889 |
| Pages | 85 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Boy Who Owned the School or Jumped?
Boy Who Owned the School has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Boy Who Owned the School 3.8/5, Jumped 3.4/5).
Which is harder to read: Boy Who Owned the School or Jumped?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Boy Who Owned the School: Light; Jumped: Light.