The Orange Houses vs The pushcart war: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Orange Houses The Orange Houses Paul Griffin · 2009 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 Light

Meet Tamika Sykes - Mik to her friends (if she had any). She's hearing impaired and way too smart for her West Bronx high school. She copes by reading lips and selling homework answers, and looks forward to the time…

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Cover of The pushcart war The pushcart war Jean Merrill · 1964 ★★★★☆ 4.2 222 pages · ≈ 4 h 07 m · Light

The outbreak of a war between truck drivers and pushcart peddlers brings the mounting problems of traffic to the attention of both the city of New York and the world.

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

The Orange HousesThe pushcart war
Goodreads 3.5 (997) 4.2 (5232)
Hardcover 3.7 (3) 3.9 (12)
Apple Books 3.5 (11) 5.0 (23)

Reception

The Orange HousesThe pushcart war
Ratings 997 5232
Editions 3 18
Citations — 3
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read 1449 —
Reading it now 41 —
Written reviews 218 —
Wikipedia attention — 425
Pages — 222

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