Return to Augie Hobble vs The Third Wheel: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Return to Augie Hobble Return to Augie Hobble Lane Smith · 2015 ★★★☆☆ 3.1 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Light

New Mexico middle-schooler Augie Hobble grapples with adolescence, paranormal mysteries, an overdue Creative Arts project, and heartbreaking loss while working in his father's theme park, Fairy Tale Place.

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Cover of The Third Wheel The Third Wheel Jeff Kinney · 2003 ★★★★☆ 4.5 218 pages · ≈ 4 h 02 m · Easy

Love is in the air - but what does that mean for Greg Heffley? A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the…

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Return to Augie HobbleThe Third Wheel
Goodreads 3.1 (462) —
Hardcover 3.0 (3) 3.5 (86)
Google Books — 5.0 (1)
Apple Books — 4.5 (5106)

Reception

Return to Augie HobbleThe Third Wheel
Ratings 462 5106
Editions 5 51
Film adaptations — 1
Wikipedia attention — 114
Pages 288 218

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