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This Makes Me Jealous

Courtney Carbone · 2019
62/100
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A leveled early reader from Random House's Step into Reading line that walks young readers through jealousy and its resolution with a prosocial ending — perfectly functional for what it is. It's the sixth book in a six-title feelings series, which tells you everything: reliable, age-appropriate, curriculum-friendly, and formulaic by design. No professional reviewers have covered it, and the story itself won't surprise anyone, but classroom teachers and parents who need a simple jealousy conversation-starter for early readers will find it does the job adequately.

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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety87
Substance / usefulness62
Craft & writing68
Originality58
Evidence & accuracy74
Hype vs delivers69
Age-fit74
👁 Human-eye gut-check58
Penny’s verdict62
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