The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcárcel

The Other Half of Happy

Rebecca Balcárcel

8 hours, 20 minutes first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

fiction middle grade emotional hopeful fast-paced

Description

12-year-old Quijana likes to say that she used to be Pangaea. Unsplit. Not half white or half Latina. But that was before her Guatemalan cousins moved to town and before her dad asked her to speak some Spanish. Now her continents are splitting apa...

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Community Reviews Summary of 126 reviews

Moods

emotional 86%
reflective 60%
hopeful 53%
adventurous 33%
sad 33%
funny 26%
inspiring 26%
lighthearted 26%
challenging 13%
tense 6%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 20%
slow 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 73% | A mix: 26%

Strong character development?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%

Average rating

3.95

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