Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Double Life of Danny Day
Mike Thayer · 2021
80/100
👍 Worth It
This is a genuinely fun middle-grade novel that takes the Groundhog Day time-loop premise and does something fresh and morally interesting with it — Danny has to learn that a superpower used only for personal advantage is hollow. The bullying subplot is handled seriously without being heavy-handed, and the whole thing is clean, funny, and warmly recommended for the 8–12 crowd.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety88
substance78
craft80
originality78
accuracy80
hype76
age-fit92
human-eye82
Penny’s verdict80
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