Watched by Marina Budhos

Watched

Marina Budhos

272 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

An extraordinary and timely novel, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor Book, examines what it's like to grow up under surveillance in America. Be careful what you say and who you say it to. Anyone might be a watcher. Naeem is a Bangledeshi teenager li...

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Community Reviews Summary of 95 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 66%
hopeful 33%
mysterious 33%
tense 33%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.36

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