Chrysanthemum vs The Meanest Thing to Say: Which Should You Read?
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Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
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The Meanest Thing to Say
When a new boy in his second grade class tries to get the other students to play a game that involves saying the meanest things possible to one another, Little Bill shows him a better way to make friends.
The verdict
- Readers rate Chrysanthemum highest: Chrysanthemum 4.3 · The Meanest Thing to Say 3.8.
- Chrysanthemum has the widest readership — 56824 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Chrysanthemum | The Meanest Thing to Say | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (56824) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (33) | 3.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (212) | — |
Reception
| Chrysanthemum | The Meanest Thing to Say | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 56824 | 2 |
| Editions | 36 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 8840 | — |
| Reading it now | 275 | — |
| Written reviews | 2215 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 25041 | — |
| Pages | 32 | 39 |