Fourth Grade Rats vs There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom (Cascades): Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Fourth Grade Rats

Fourth Grade Rats Jerry Spinelli · 1991 ★★★★☆ 3.8 90 pages · ≈ 1 h 40 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom (Cascades)

There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom (Cascades) Louis Sachar · 1987 ★★★★☆ 3.9 226 pages · ≈ 4 h 11 m · Easy Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Fourth Grade Rats is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom (Cascades).
There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom (Cascades) is the easier read (Easy), Fourth Grade Rats more demanding (Light).

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