Boy Who Owned the School vs Double love: 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.”
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…
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Double love
Elizabeth Wakefield really likes Todd Wilkins and he likes her but her twin sister Jessica wants Todd for herself. Also, speculation is rampant about Marianne West, a lawyer in Mr. Wakefield's law firm.
The verdict
- Readers rate Boy Who Owned the School highest: Boy Who Owned the School 3.8 · Double love 3.6.
- Double love has the widest readership — 10073 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Boy Who Owned the School | Double love | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (10073) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.4 (17) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Boy Who Owned the School | Double love | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 10073 |
| Editions | 8 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 5247 |
| Reading it now | — | 389 |
| Written reviews | — | 876 |
| Pages | 85 | 182 |