Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Mountain Biker
Edward Packard · 1996
60/100
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Edward Packard invented the Choose Your Own Adventure format, and a Colorado mountain biking setting is a natural fit for it. But book #172 arrives near the end of a series in commercial decline, with no critical record and a branching structure that often means thin individual paths. Nostalgia aside, there are stronger CYOA entries to prioritize.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety92
substance55
craft58
originality52
accuracy70
hype58
age-fit80
human-eye55
Penny’s verdict60
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