Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Tenth Pupil
Constance Horne · 2001
74/100
👍 Worth It
Constance Horne takes on anti-Japanese racism in Depression-era Canada through the eyes of a child who can see what her neighbors refuse to, and the dual-perspective approach gives the story real moral weight. Slow in spots, and hard to find outside Canada, but the historical grounding is genuine and the lesson lands without being preachy. A strong classroom companion for Canadian history.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety85
substance74
craft72
originality74
accuracy80
hype50
age-fit78
human-eye73
Penny’s verdict74
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