Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Black Arrow
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1964
75/100
👍 Worth It
Stevenson's Wars of the Roses adventure is the kind of book that turns kids into readers — fast-moving, morally clear, with enough treachery and swordfighting to hold attention across a weekend. Stevenson himself was modest about it, and Joanna Sedley is a thin heroine by modern standards, but the period atmosphere and themes of loyalty and justice still hold up. A fine pick for readers graduating from simpler chapter books.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety85
substance72
craft76
originality65
accuracy80
hype70
age-fit78
human-eye77
Penny’s verdict75
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