Alice in April vs Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Family life, School Stories, Family, Families, Schools, Fiction

Cover of Alice in April

Alice in April Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 1993 ★★★★☆ 4.0 170 pages · ≈ 3 h 09 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World

Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World Katherine Hannigan · 2004 ★★★★☆ 3.9 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Alice in April is the easier read (Light), Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World more demanding (Moderate).

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