The perilous road vs Wind on the River: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Prejudices, United States Civil War, United States, War, History, Children's fiction
The perilous road
Fourteen-year-old Chris, bitterly hating the Yankees for invading his Tennessee mountain home, learns a difficult lesson about the waste of war and the meaning of tolerance and courage when he reports the approach of a…
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Wind on the River
In 1863, fifteen-year-old Private Allen of South Carolina, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, decides to switch his allegiance to the Union and is sent to fight "savages" in Dakota Territory, where he confronts his…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The perilous road has the widest readership — 1562 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The perilous road | Wind on the River | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1562) | 3.4 (24) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (3) | — |
Reception
| The perilous road | Wind on the River | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1562 | 24 |
| Editions | 7 | 4 |
| Citations | 7 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 39 |
| Reading it now | — | 4 |
| Written reviews | — | 6 |
| Wikipedia attention | 79 | — |
| Pages | 173 | 156 |