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Title: A GOOD ATTEMPT GONE BAD
Review: I admire Chris Raschka for his willingness to take creative risks. He certainly does that here. But in abruptly killing off the protoganist midway through the story, he seems to be taking aim not just at the character, but at the reader. It's a loathesome move. Books for even the youngest kids can and should contain the darker undercurrents of life, including death. But this book fails to broach the subject in an honest, responsible way. It's simply using death as a device to shock and provoke. That's not appropriate for adults and it's not appropriate for kids. (...).
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