Boy Who Owned the School vs Perfect: 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…
Perfect
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In a town where gossip thrives like the ivy that clings to its mansions, where mysteries lie behind manicured hedges and skeletons hide in every walk-in closet, four perfect-looking girls aren't nearly as perfect as…
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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 Perfect.
- Perfect has the widest readership — 76831 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Boy Who Owned the School | Perfect | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (76831) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.6 (85) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (658) |
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Reception
| Boy Who Owned the School | Perfect | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 76831 |
| Editions | 8 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 34906 |
| Reading it now | — | 1689 |
| Written reviews | — | 3589 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 910 |
| Pages | 85 | 314 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Boy Who Owned the School or Perfect?
Perfect has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Perfect 3.9/5, Boy Who Owned the School 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Boy Who Owned the School or Perfect?
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); Perfect (314 pages, ≈ 5 h 49 m).
Which is harder to read: Boy Who Owned the School or Perfect?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Boy Who Owned the School: Light; Perfect: Light.