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 1,922 reviews
Moods
adventurous 48%
inspiring 48%
hopeful 45%
reflective 37%
emotional 31%
funny 31%
informative 31%
relaxing 17%
challenging 5%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Racial slurs, Racism
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 1,922 reviews
Moods
adventurous 48%
inspiring 48%
hopeful 45%
reflective 37%
emotional 31%
funny 31%
informative 31%
relaxing 17%
challenging 5%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Racial slurs, Racism