Back to school, Mallory vs Skellig: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Moving, Household Moving, Family life, Children's fiction, Fiction
Back to school, Mallory
After moving, eight-year-old Mallory struggles with being new at school, especially because her mother is now the music teacher and director of the third grade play.
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Skellig
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling…
The verdict
- Readers rate Back to school, Mallory highest: Back to school, Mallory 4.2 · Skellig 3.8.
- Back to school, Mallory has the widest readership — 704 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Back to school, Mallory | Skellig | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (704) | 4.1 (11) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.6 (50) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (67) |
Reception
| Back to school, Mallory | Skellig | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 704 | 67 |
| Editions | 10 | 44 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 401 | — |
| Reading it now | 121 | — |
| Written reviews | 44 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 2653 |
| Pages | 176 | 186 |