AUTHOR: Judy Blume
ISBN: 0440407079
Plot Summary: Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting Linda, her classmate, but then finds out what it's like when she, too, becomes a target.
Aden says: I remember reading this when I was younger, and crying because I know what the ridiculed girl went through. While it might be hard for kids of today to identify with characters from another time, the ideas and moral of the book is something that should not be taken away.
Complaints: Offensive language, unsuited to age group
The characters curse and the mean-spirited ringleader is never punished for her cruelty.
Solonor Says Ban It Because: It's mean. It shows kids how to be mean. What do you mean kids are supposed to feel sympathy? They're kids! They don't know about that yet.
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Banned and challenged books in Texas public schools