I really LOATHE this book.
Did the author REALLY need to BURN A DOG TO DEATH to enhance the story line? NO!
That was just sick. Having kids burn another child's dog to death. Disgusting.
Absolutely avoid this author. No-one who can do something so awful should be writing books for children.
I cannot believe she's in the top 50 Australian authors & this book is in the high school curriculum. What were they thinking???
I've had nightmares about this book. It was beyond appalling. I'm almost speechless at the horror it left in my mind. I know I'll never forget it & I really would like to.
Sick. Just sick. It was a recipient of the Children's Peace Literature Award too. That's just nuts. It's like giving America the Nobel Peace Prize for dropping bombs on Hiroshima. How much bullying & animal cruelty has this book inspired??!
The author should be ashamed of herself. No children's book should contain anything like this.
