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Utterly Me, Clarice Bean

Name: Utterly Me, Clarice Bean
Author: Lauren Child

by Lauren Child

2002•Family•190 pages

Taste attributes: familycomedymysteryfastwholesomelightlinearglossyenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA good-natured family novel that is breezy, intimate and glossy. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

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

Open Library rating

4.8 / 5

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About This Book

When someone steals the winner's trophy for the school book project, Clarice emulates her favorite book heroine, Ruby Redfort the detective, to solve the crime.

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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

FamilyComedyMysterySolving the riddle/not as it seemsEmpowerment/personal growthUnlikely connections

Subjects

Humorous storiesJuvenile fictionFamily lifeBooks and readingSchoolsContestsMystery and detective storiesMystery fiction

Details

Author: Lauren Child
Published: 2002
Pages: 190
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Source: Open Library

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