Boy Who Owned the School vs Tom Brown's School Days: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: School Stories, 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 Tom Brown's School Days

Tom Brown's School Days Thomas Hughes · 1857 ★★★★☆ 4.1 368 pages · ≈ 6 h 49 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Tom Brown's School Days higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 16507 votes.
Boy Who Owned the School is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 6 for Tom Brown's School Days.
Boy Who Owned the School is the easier read (Light), Tom Brown's School Days more demanding (Challenging).

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