Writing style
Conversational · Descriptive · Direct
Apple BooksThe cricket in Times Square
Fantasy
- Print length
- 149 pagesYearling Book, 2005
Description
Chester, a country cricket, follows the smell of liverwurst into a picnic basket and accidentally travels all the way to New York City. A boy named Mario rescues him and gives him a home at his family’s Times Square subway newsstand, where Chester meets streetwise Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat. The two city veterans become his guides, leading him from Broadway sightseeing into mishaps that include a smoky fire. As Chester adjusts to noise, crowds, and unfamiliar customs, the three animals form an unlikely friendship. A hidden talent may change Chester’s place in the station and surprise even hardened New Yorkers, giving this animal adventure a gentle focus on homesickness, friendship, and the discovery of one’s gifts.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Moderate
Tone
Hopeful · Humorous · Playful · Warm
Structure
Linear
Focus
Character · Plot · Relationships
Emotional intensity
2 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 2 / 5
- Ideas
- 2 / 5
- Structure
- 2 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 1 / 5
Themes
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- Yearling Book
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780440415633
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