Boy Who Owned the School vs Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac: 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…
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
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After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Boy Who Owned the School is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac.
- Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac has the widest readership — 60 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Boy Who Owned the School | Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 3.4 (60) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (57) |
Reception
| Boy Who Owned the School | Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 60 |
| Editions | 8 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 718 |
| Pages | 85 | 296 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Boy Who Owned the School or Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac?
Boy Who Owned the School has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Boy Who Owned the School 3.8/5, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Boy Who Owned the School or Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac?
Boy Who Owned the School is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Boy Who Owned the School (85 pages, ≈ 1 h 34 m); Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (296 pages, ≈ 5 h 29 m).
Which is harder to read: Boy Who Owned the School or Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Boy Who Owned the School: Light; Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac: Light.