"Your child won't be able to put this book down. AND they will cry happy tears at the end. Guaranteed!"
A story about working-class prejudice, wrapped up in the funniest, happiest, saddest, happiest book you will ever read.
Everything is against young Callum Duffy. His young mum keeps getting mistaken for a school dinner lady, and Mrs Bullard (tadpole-killer) doesn't like boys with shaved hair and orange trainers. Things take a turn for the worst when the love of his life, Angel Rain, is banned from seeing boys in the slow readers group.
But Callum has seen Rocky over eighteen times, and he knows you don't quit when the odds are against you. So begins Callum's epic quest to Read Long Books, and win the approval of Angel Rain's insurance-fraud-detective father. With the help of his crazy family Callum will prove he's a contender and save some tadpoles along the way. But when Angel Rain gets sick, Callum is forced to dig deep and discover what true love is really about.
A story about reading, tadpoles and true love.
WARNING: Be prepared for many happy tears. And a lot of laughter.
For fans of:
Wonder by RJ Palacio
The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf
FROM THE 1 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Genre: Children's Fiction
A story about working-class prejudice, wrapped up in the funniest, happiest, saddest, happiest book you will ever read.
Everything is against young Callum Duffy. His young mum keeps getting mistaken for a school dinner lady, and Mrs Bullard (tadpole-killer) doesn't like boys with shaved hair and orange trainers. Things take a turn for the worst when the love of his life, Angel Rain, is banned from seeing boys in the slow readers group.
But Callum has seen Rocky over eighteen times, and he knows you don't quit when the odds are against you. So begins Callum's epic quest to Read Long Books, and win the approval of Angel Rain's insurance-fraud-detective father. With the help of his crazy family Callum will prove he's a contender and save some tadpoles along the way. But when Angel Rain gets sick, Callum is forced to dig deep and discover what true love is really about.
A story about reading, tadpoles and true love.
WARNING: Be prepared for many happy tears. And a lot of laughter.
For fans of:
Wonder by RJ Palacio
The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf
FROM THE 1 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Genre: Children's Fiction
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