Parrot in the Oven vs The meaning of Maggie: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Family life, Bildungsromans, Family, Coming-of-age, Families, Children's fiction
Parrot in the Oven
“That summer my brother, Bernardo, or "Nardo" as we call him, flipped through more jobs than a thumb through a deck of cards.”
Manny relates his coming of age experiences as a member of a poor Mexican American family in which the alcoholic father only adds to everyone's struggle.
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The meaning of Maggie
Eleven-year-old Maggie Mayfield is an A-plus student with big plans for herself, but at this moment she is also facing a lot of problems--like starting middle school and figuring out how to help her father who is out of…
The verdict
- Readers rate The meaning of Maggie highest: The meaning of Maggie 4.1 · Parrot in the Oven 3.4.
- The meaning of Maggie has the widest readership — 2808 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Parrot in the Oven | The meaning of Maggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (2213) | 4.1 (2808) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (3) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (2) |
Reception
| Parrot in the Oven | The meaning of Maggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2213 | 2808 |
| Editions | 7 | 6 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1451 | — |
| Reading it now | 208 | — |
| Written reviews | 346 | — |
| Pages | 220 | 220 |