By The Great Horn Spoon
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By The Great Horn Spoon

by Sid Fleischman

1963•Adventure•193 pages

Taste attributes: adventurehistoricalcomedywesternwholesomelightsimplelinearenclosedfish out of water/culture clashfool triumphantall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeA warm-hearted adventure novel, light rather than heavy. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

For fans of the I Survived series, this classic rollicking adventure about the California Gold Rush and one determined twelve-year-old has sold nearly a million copies!

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureHistoricalComedyWesternFish out of water/culture clashFool triumphantAll consuming quest

Subjects

Children's literatureHistorical fictionAdventureComedyWesternGold rushCaliforniaFriendship

Details

Author
Sid Fleischman
Published
1963
Pages
193
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