Boy Who Owned the School vs The earth, my butt, and other big, round things: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: High schools, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of Boy Who Owned the School

Boy Who Owned the School Gary Paulsen · 1990 ★★★★☆ 3.8 85 pages · ≈ 1 h 34 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The earth, my butt, and other big, round things

The earth, my butt, and other big, round things Carolyn Mackler · 2003 ★★★★☆ 3.9 254 pages · ≈ 4 h 42 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Boy Who Owned the School is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The earth, my butt, and other big, round things.

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