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373 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780606239400
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Publication date: 01 March 2012
Description
Winner of the 2011 Pure Belpre Award for fiction now in an elegant paperback edition From the time he is a young boy, Neftali hears the call of a mysterious voice. He knows he must follow it--even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and whe...
Community Reviews Summary of 671 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
inspiring 56%
hopeful 48%
sad 44%
adventurous 28%
informative 20%
tense 16%
challenging 12%
dark 4%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Average rating
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Graphic
Animal death, Blood, BullyingModerate
Ableism, Domestic abuse, ViolenceMinor
Genocide373 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780606239400
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Publication date: 01 March 2012
Description
Winner of the 2011 Pure Belpre Award for fiction now in an elegant paperback edition From the time he is a young boy, Neftali hears the call of a mysterious voice. He knows he must follow it--even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and whe...
Community Reviews Summary of 671 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
inspiring 56%
hopeful 48%
sad 44%
adventurous 28%
informative 20%
tense 16%
challenging 12%
dark 4%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Blood, BullyingModerate
Ableism, Domestic abuse, ViolenceMinor
Genocide