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Joan London
256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143790266
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
It is 1954 and thirteen-year-old Frank Gold, refugee from wartime Hungary, is learning to walk again after contracting polio in Australia. At the Golden Age Children's Polio Convalescent Home in Perth, he sees Elsa, a fellow patient, and they form...
Community Reviews Summary of 183 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
hopeful 50%
sad 41%
informative 25%
inspiring 25%
challenging 8%
Pace
medium 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 90% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
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—
Joan London
256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143790266
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
It is 1954 and thirteen-year-old Frank Gold, refugee from wartime Hungary, is learning to walk again after contracting polio in Australia. At the Golden Age Children's Polio Convalescent Home in Perth, he sees Elsa, a fellow patient, and they form...
Community Reviews Summary of 183 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
hopeful 50%
sad 41%
informative 25%
inspiring 25%
challenging 8%
Pace
medium 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 90% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
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If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.