Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Jersey, The
Gordon Korman · 2001
65/100
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A fun sports-fantasy premise handled by one of middle grade's most reliable craftsmen, but the Disney Channel tie-in nature means the books exist to extend the show, not to stand alone as literature. Young sports fans who watched the series will enjoy them; anyone else will find them thin and increasingly hard to locate in any retail channel.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety92
substance58
craft65
originality60
accuracy72
hype68
age-fit82
human-eye62
Penny’s verdict65
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