Boy Who Owned the School vs Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel: 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…
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel
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When Leila develops a crush on a new female student she has to decide if her sexuality is something she wants to share with everyone else.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Boy Who Owned the School highest: Boy Who Owned the School 3.8 · Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel 3.6.
- Boy Who Owned the School is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel.
- Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel has the widest readership — 36 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Boy Who Owned the School | Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 3.4 (36) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Boy Who Owned the School | Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 36 |
| Editions | 8 | 8 |
| Pages | 85 | 304 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Boy Who Owned the School or Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel?
Boy Who Owned the School has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Boy Who Owned the School 3.8/5, Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Boy Who Owned the School or Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel?
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); Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel (304 pages, ≈ 5 h 38 m).
Which is harder to read: Boy Who Owned the School or Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Boy Who Owned the School: Light; Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel: Light.