Video review.
I felt that it portrayed the main character, Binah, as perfect, and the "English Roses", four other girls, were only jealous of her because she was so perfect. When they found out her mother was dead, they realized only then that their jealousy was unfounded. So the main character's only flaw is that she has a dead mother, and shunning people is bad because... they might have dead mothers. Or something. My video goes into more detail.
Illustrators
Publication Year
2003
Age Range
5-8
Number of Pages
48
Amazon Link
https://www.amazon.com/English-Roses-Madonna/dp/B001D95XIG
Goodreads Link
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/302234.The_English_Roses