How to Stop the End of the World

I got this book last weekend, during a visit to the bookshop. It is a book written for children, what might be called a middle-grade book. I told myself that I shouldn't get it, because I'm not a kid anymore, but the child inside me couldn't resist it and so I got it. I finished reading it today. One......more

Summer holidays, you look forward to them from the moment they end each September and you have to go back to school for almost a whole year before you can enjoy them again. And you are determined you will enjoy them, after all it is summer, there is no school, no work to do. So why is it that as soo......more

Absolutely loved this book! It is a great adventure story but also with a touch of fantasy thrown in (magic sword, King Arthur type myth). I really enjoyed it and I know the students in my school will too.......more

Absolutely perfect for 9-12 year olds and even for 60+ year olds who like dry humour, a fast paced plot with lots of twists and turns and characters who you will recognise as you know someone like them - well hopefully not the villain…......more

The author had a very "English", chatty and amusing writing style, and this was quite a decent adventure, but could have done with some editing to bring it down to about 200 pages. I'm not sure many modern kids would stick with it!......more