I had a sneaking suspicion as to what was going to happen in this story and I was disappointed that it was worse than I had suspected. This is one of those books that I wonder whether it was written by an adult. The children name call, draw pictures about each other and get away with it. As a teacher, I was appalled that the teacher in the story did not see it, and when she did, there were no consequences from her. This book goes on for 70 with the children's antics and then an idea from a student suddenly changes the situation(yeah, right, till the next month). I won't give away the ending but it's consistent with the antics in the book.
When looking for books for younger children, I look for books that have a positive without having to read a lot of abuse of any kind. Sometimes if the message is strong enough, I may put up with the silliness of a book if I know we can talk about it. It's just my opinion. But my recommendation of "Please Write in this Book" is Please Stay Away from This Book!
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