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340 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805088410
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 12 May 2009
Description
Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones.With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,689 reviews
Moods
hopeful 54%
adventurous 52%
inspiring 52%
funny 45%
emotional 36%
reflective 36%
informative 26%
relaxing 17%
challenging 10%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 95% | No: 2% | It's complicated: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 36% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 4%Average rating
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Moderate
RacismMinor
Misogyny, Racial slurs340 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805088410
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 12 May 2009
Description
Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones.With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,689 reviews
Moods
hopeful 54%
adventurous 52%
inspiring 52%
funny 45%
emotional 36%
reflective 36%
informative 26%
relaxing 17%
challenging 10%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 95% | No: 2% | It's complicated: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 36% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
RacismMinor
Misogyny, Racial slurs