Fourth Grade Rats vs The war of Jenkins' ear: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Students, Behavior, Interpersonal relations, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction
Fourth Grade Rats
A fast, fun, friendship read from the Newbery-award winning author of Maniac Magee. Fourth graders are tough. They aren't afraid of spiders. They say no to their moms. They push first graders off the swings. And they…
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The war of Jenkins' ear
Toby Jenkins' friendship with an unusual new boy who claims to be Jesus makes life at boarding school somewhat more tolerable, even when conflict arises between the students and the boys from town.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Fourth Grade Rats has the widest readership — 2743 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Fourth Grade Rats | The war of Jenkins' ear | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (2743) | 3.7 (768) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (4) | 4.5 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (182) | — |
Reception
| Fourth Grade Rats | The war of Jenkins' ear | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2743 | 768 |
| Editions | 9 | 17 |
| Want to read | 1616 | 452 |
| Reading it now | 317 | 15 |
| Written reviews | 240 | 57 |
| Pages | 90 | 191 |