Fat Angie vs Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Weight control, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction, Fiction
Fat Angie
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Angie is broken—by her can’t-be-bothered mother, by her high-school tormenters, and by being the only one who thinks her varsity-athlete-turned-war-hero sister is still alive. Having failed to kill herself—in front of a…
Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade
“Mrs. Hanson, our fifth grade teacher, was sitting at her desk grading papers.”
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Jenny knows one thing for sure - Elsie Edwards is a fat thief who steals people's lunch money to buy candy. So when the book club money disappears, why is the whole class punished? Nothing's fair! But soon Jenny…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Fat Angie.
- Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade has the widest readership — 12009 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Fat Angie | Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (12009) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (7) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (14) | 4.5 (96) |
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Reception
| Fat Angie | Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 14 | 12009 |
| Editions | 8 | 18 |
| Citations | — | 4 |
| Want to read | — | 4054 |
| Reading it now | — | 132 |
| Written reviews | — | 269 |
| Pages | 272 | 137 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Fat Angie or Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade?
Fat Angie has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Fat Angie 4.0/5, Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Fat Angie or Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade?
Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade (137 pages, ≈ 2 h 32 m); Fat Angie (272 pages, ≈ 5 h 02 m).
Which is harder to read: Fat Angie or Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Fat Angie: Light; Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade: Light.