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May 24, 2019 by Travis Jonker

One Star Review, Guess Who? (#88)

May 24, 2019 by Travis Jonker   5 comments

One Star Review Guess Who

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“Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon?”

Well, today is a bit of an exception, because it’s actually a two-star review. But when you figure out the book, you’ll see why I couldn’t pass this one up.

So here we go . . .

My guess is that many of the rave reviews here are from people who adore the author’s blog.
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Why do I share these? Click here.

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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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