Ivy + Bean and the ghost that had to go vs Roller Girl: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Ivy + Bean and the ghost that had to go Ivy + Bean and the ghost that had to go Annie Barrows · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.8 135 pages · ≈ 2 h 30 m · Light

Second-graders Ivy and Bean set out to expel the ghost who is living in the girls' bathroom at their school.

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Cover of Roller Girl Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson · 2014 ★★★★☆ 4.3 240 pages · ≈ 4 h 27 m · Easy
“If you really want to know, it all began back in fifth grade.”

For most of her twelve years, Astrid has done everything with her best friend Nicole. But after Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for derby camp, Nicole decides to go to dance camp instead. And so…

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Scores by source

Ivy + Bean and the ghost that had to goRoller Girl
Goodreads — 4.3 (71061)
Hardcover — 4.2 (58)
Apple Books — 4.5 (550)

Reception

Ivy + Bean and the ghost that had to goRoller Girl
Ratings 6 71061
Editions 14 21
Film adaptations — 1
Wikipedia attention — 360
Pages 135 240

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