Boy Who Owned the School vs The Carrie diaries: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: High schools, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of Boy Who Owned the School

Boy Who Owned the School Gary Paulsen · 1990 ★★★★☆ 3.8 85 pages · ≈ 1 h 34 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Carrie diaries

The Carrie diaries Candace Bushnell · 2010 ★★★★☆ 3.9 415 pages · ≈ 7 h 41 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Boy Who Owned the School is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 7 for The Carrie diaries.

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