The High Graders vs The Magic City: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cities and towns, Children's fiction, Fiction
The High Graders
The story was that Eli Patterson had died in a gunfight, but Mike Shevlin knew it couldn't be true: the man who'd been like a father to him had been a Quaker. But when Shevlin rides back to Rafter Crossing to uncover…
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The Magic City
An extremely unhappy ten-year-old magically escapes into a city he has built out of books, chessmen, candlesticks, and other household items.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The High Graders has the widest readership — 2269 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The High Graders | The Magic City | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (2269) | 3.9 (2158) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (82) | 4.5 (10) |
Reception
| The High Graders | The Magic City | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2269 | 2158 |
| Editions | 18 | 445 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2526 |
| Reading it now | — | 138 |
| Written reviews | — | 166 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 261 |
| Pages | 157 | 162 |