Honus & Me vs Jim & me: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Honus & Me Honus & Me Dan Gutman · 1997 ★★★★☆ 4.4 142 pages · ≈ 2 h 38 m · Light

Joe Stoshack lives for baseball. He knows everything there is to know about the game -- except how to play well. His specialty is striking out. Stosh feels like a real loser, and when he takes a low-paying job cleaning…

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Cover of Jim & me Jim & me Dan Gutman · 2008 ★★★★☆ 4.1 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Light

He was the world's greatest athlete, and a hero — until his medals were taken away.Stosh is shocked when his enemy, Bobby Fuller, begs him for a favor. He wants Stosh to take him back in time to meet Native American Jim…

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The verdict

Scores by source

Honus & MeJim & me
Goodreads — 4.1 (761)
Hardcover 3.8 (3) —
Google Books 5.0 (1) —
Apple Books 4.5 (118) 4.5 (40)

Reception

Honus & MeJim & me
Ratings 118 761
Editions 12 11
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read — 302
Reading it now — 82
Written reviews — 84
Wikipedia attention 240 —
Pages 142 208

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