Boy Who Owned the School vs One Of Us Is Lying: Which Should You Read?
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Boy Who Owned the School
“Jacob Freisten stood in the shadow of the dumpster in back of the Reddi-Ralph store across from the high school and studied the front of the school carefully, as if considering buying it.”
Jacob Freisten's goal in life is to go about unnoticed. He's perfect at gliding past the jocks' lockers and sneaking into his English class. That was, until now. If Jacob wants to pass English, he must work for extra…
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One Of Us Is Lying
Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate One Of Us Is Lying highest: One Of Us Is Lying 4.1 · Boy Who Owned the School 3.8.
- Boy Who Owned the School is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 6 for One Of Us Is Lying.
- One Of Us Is Lying has the widest readership — 23931 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Boy Who Owned the School | One Of Us Is Lying | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (23931) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.7 (762) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (11) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (2548) |
Reception
| Boy Who Owned the School | One Of Us Is Lying | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 23931 |
| Editions | 8 | 30 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 6151 |
| Pages | 85 | 360 |