Maxie, Rosie, and Earl- Partners In Grime vs The Meanest Thing to Say: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Maxie, Rosie, and Earl- Partners In Grime Maxie, Rosie, and Earl- Partners In Grime Barbara Park · 1990 ★★★★☆ 3.5 117 pages · ≈ 2 h 10 m · Light

When their disciplinary meetings with the principal are postponed, three students skip school with humorous results.

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Cover of The Meanest Thing to Say The Meanest Thing to Say Bill Cosby · 1997 ★★★★☆ 3.8 39 pages · ≈ 43 min · Light

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.

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Maxie, Rosie, and Earl- Partners In GrimeThe Meanest Thing to Say
Goodreads 3.4 (106) —
Hardcover — 3.0 (2)

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Maxie, Rosie, and Earl- Partners In GrimeThe Meanest Thing to Say
Ratings 106 2
Editions 11 8
Want to read 85 —
Reading it now 7 —
Written reviews 18 —
Pages 117 39

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