On the Banks of Plum Creek vs Sounder: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Family life, Family, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Cover of On the Banks of Plum Creek

On the Banks of Plum Creek Laura Ingalls Wilder · 1937 ★★★★☆ 4.2 345 pages · ≈ 6 h 23 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Sounder

Sounder William H. Armstrong · 1969 ★★★★☆ 4.0 116 pages · ≈ 2 h 09 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate On the Banks of Plum Creek higher: 4.2 vs 4.0 from 109730 votes.
Sounder is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for On the Banks of Plum Creek.
On the Banks of Plum Creek is the easier read (Moderate), Sounder more demanding (Challenging).

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