It is a second language kind of mistake. It is very common to follow the patterns of mother tongue language which are not always acuurate in another language. On the other hand, we tend to translate word by word but we need to know that languag- word order is not the same for all languages.
I would believe that the answer is compares because i think that it fits best in the sentence. Hope this helps
Blume is a gifted writer who can write for children as well as adults.
<span>A novel about children who take over a school to indirectly criticize the government's policies
Hope that helped!
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