After some discussion group 12 has picked The Goat for the win in round 1.
We felt The Goat has a wider audience and deals with such a wide range of topics. It would make for a great read-aloud for div 2 and a great lit circle for jr high. Not only does it talk about parental loss but it touches on moving to a whole new country, perseverance, friendship, social media, and working towards self-regulation. Even the goat has a voice in the book. It's a good amount of funny with serious.
Moxie is great and would totally suggest it for high school. Just felt it was limited in its audience.
Hard pick. 2 great books!
My twelve year old daughter was really shocked that Moxie went out this early. She loved it. I will get The Goat into her hands, though, as it must be really good.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more! I loved Moxie but have been looking forward to reading The Goat.
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