Muggie Maggie vs Upside Down Magic: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Écoles, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction, Fiction
Muggie Maggie
“After her first day in the third grade, Maggie Schultz jumped off the school bus when it stopped at her corner.”
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Maggie resists learning cursive writing in the third grade, until she discovers that knowing how to read and write cursive promises to open up an entirely new world of knowledge for her.
Upside Down Magic
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Nory, Elliott, Andres, and Bax are just four of the students in Dunwiddle Magic School s Upside-Down Magic class. In their classroom, lessons are unconventional, students are unpredictable, and magic has a tendency to…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Muggie Maggie is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Upside Down Magic.
- Muggie Maggie has the widest readership — 3371 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Muggie Maggie | Upside Down Magic | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (3371) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (6) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (5) | — |
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Reception
| Muggie Maggie | Upside Down Magic | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3371 | 4 |
| Editions | 25 | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 971 | — |
| Reading it now | 110 | — |
| Written reviews | 292 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 117 | — |
| Pages | 71 | 208 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Muggie Maggie or Upside Down Magic?
Muggie Maggie has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Muggie Maggie 3.7/5, Upside Down Magic 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Muggie Maggie or Upside Down Magic?
Muggie Maggie is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Muggie Maggie (71 pages, ≈ 1 h 19 m); Upside Down Magic (208 pages, ≈ 3 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: Muggie Maggie or Upside Down Magic?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Muggie Maggie: Light; Upside Down Magic: Light.