Refugee boy vs Smiling for strangers: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Refugees, War, Children's fiction, Fiction
Refugee boy
The story of a young Ethiopian boy, whose parents abandon him in London to save his life.
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Smiling for strangers
During the war, fourteen-year-old Nina flees from her village in Yugoslavia, armed only with some letters and a photograph, to search for an old friend of her mother's in England
The verdict
- Readers rate Refugee boy highest: Refugee boy 3.7 · Smiling for strangers 3.5.
- Smiling for strangers is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Refugee boy.
- Refugee boy has the widest readership — 4457 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Refugee boy | Smiling for strangers | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (4457) | 3.2 (31) |
| Hardcover | 1.5 (4) | — |
| Google Books | 4.5 (7) | — |
Reception
| Refugee boy | Smiling for strangers | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4457 | 31 |
| Editions | 3 | 2 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 537 | — |
| Pages | 291 | 151 |