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June 5, 2026 by Travis Jonker

One Star Review, Guess Who? (#231)

Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads? What a horrible book! How is abusive parenting supposed to be funny? How is it supposed to be appropriate to read to children?!? Terrible, terrible, terrible book. Click here for the answer. Why do I share these? Click here. Join 2000+ librarians […]

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Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads? I feel this represents an individual who gets engulfed by his ambitions and does not know when to stop which is not a characteristic I would like to convey to my students. Click here for the answer. Why do I share these? […]

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