Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban vs The Boxcar Children: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Orphans, Adventure, Fiction

Cover of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling · 1999 ★★★★★ 4.6 447 pages · ≈ 8 h 17 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Boxcar Children

The Boxcar Children Gertrude Chandler Warner · 1924 ★★★★☆ 4.2 173 pages · ≈ 3 h 12 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban higher: 4.6 vs 4.2 from 8162 votes.
The Boxcar Children is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

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