One Star Review Guess Who? (#16)

Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon?
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I have been reading this to daughter only because she begs me to do so. I think she only begs me to do so because she knows I am not a fan of this book, at all. The main reason for my dislike is that [character] is a terrible role model. We, as readers, are constantly reminded of [character]’s philosophy of vengeance, an eye for an eye, for the people (and there are many) who may have rubbed her the wrong way. This includes her classmates, her brother, her mother, her father, and her principal.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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Great, now I’ve got the musical version stuck in my head….