Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Mean-spirited

Throughout the book, the main character and other characters spend a lot of energy making fun of a boy in their class who wets the bed and subsequently smells bad. This goes on and on, with words spoken both directly to the poor boy (Matthew) and behind his back. It gets to the point where the main character actually detests Matthew simply because of this problem. In the end, the main character softens, but it is not enough to alleviate all of the damage that has been done throughout the book. I cannot fathom why an author would think this would be good reading for first through third graders. We need to give our kids positive role models, and certainly this book does not deliver.