The Hidden Staircase vs The Royal Book of Oz: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adventure, Children's fiction, Fiction
The Hidden Staircase
Teenage detective Nancy Drew uses her courage and powers of deduction to solve the mysterious happenings in an old stone mansion.
1 film adaptation
vs
The Royal Book of Oz
Scarecrow searches for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Hidden Staircase has the widest readership — 46451 ratings behind its score.
- The Royal Book of Oz runs the darker storyline; The Hidden Staircase stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Hidden Staircase | The Royal Book of Oz | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (46451) | 4.0 (7150) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (61) | 2.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (235) | — |
Reception
| The Hidden Staircase | The Royal Book of Oz | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 46451 | 7150 |
| Editions | 43 | 270 |
| Citations | 8 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 11755 | 6375 |
| Reading it now | 1503 | — |
| Written reviews | 2625 | 108 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1140 | 713 |
| Pages | 185 | 138 |