Go Big
The Secondary School Survival Guide

I did not enjoy the book because I found it very boring and It kept making me tired. Although it had good advice.......more

British narrator Great advice for all students who are moving to secondary school. Each chapter is filled with great nuggets of information and wisdom sprinkled with fun humor to maintain adolescent’s attention. Bonus for American students- discovering new words and phrases and deciphering similarit......more

I read this aloud to my Year 6 class just before they left in July and they loved it. It alleviated a lot of their worries and allowed them a chance to ask questions they might not have been brave enough to otherwise! Really funny and really relevant.......more

Sophie’s first book for July was Go Big by Matthew Burton. This really useful book is a guide for kids about to head up to secondary school, and will also be useful for those kids who have recently made the transition. The book is aimed at a British audience and covers the British secondary school e......more

This is an informative, reassuring and funny introduction to moving up to secondary school. I would have loved a book like this when I was in year six, to ease some of my worries about leaving primary school. I’ll be buying it for my friends’ children when it’s time for them to move to big school. T......more