Ken Ward in the Jungle vs The City Boy: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Ken Ward in the Jungle Ken Ward in the Jungle Zane Grey · 1912 ★★★★☆ 3.8 309 pages · ≈ 5 h 43 m · Challenging

Ken Ward and his younger brother Hal have many adventures as they try to follow the course of the Santa Rosa River through uncharted jungles in Mexico.

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Cover of The City Boy The City Boy Herman Wouk · 1948 ★★★★☆ 3.8 321 pages · ≈ 5 h 57 m · Moderate

'City Boy' spins a hilarious and often touching tale of an urban kid's adventures and misadventures on the street, in school, in the countryside, always in pursuit of Lucille, a heartless redhead personifying all the…

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Goodreads 3.8 (121) —

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Ken Ward in the JungleThe City Boy
Ratings 121 1
Editions 49 25
Want to read 91 —
Reading it now 34 —
Written reviews 11 —
Wikipedia attention — 231
Pages 309 321

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