The Amazing Edie Eckhart, Rosie Jones
The Amazing Edie Eckhart, Rosie Jones
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The Amazing Edie Eckhart
Book 1 - World Book Day 2024 author and star of Taskmaster Series 18!

Author: Rosie Jones

Narrator: Joanne Froggatt, Rosie Jones

Unabridged: 4 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/05/2021

Synopsis

A sparky middle-grade series from TV comedian Rosie Jones. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and DORK DIARIES.

'Fresh, funny and ultra cool' - Jacqueline Wilson

Hello! My name is Edie Eckhart and I'm eleven years old. I'm a little bit different. I have a disability called cerebral palsy, so I talk slowly and fall over a lot. It's never really bothered me because I've never known anything else.

Edie Eckhart is Excited with a capital E to start secondary school with her best friend Oscar - the fish to her chips, the bananas to her custard. But when she and Oscar are put into different tutor groups on their first day, Edie is devastated. Who will play secret hangman with her in class? Who will she eat sausage rolls with?

But while she's plotting her reunion with Oscar, she accidentally gets cast as the lead in the school play. As Edie discovers a passion for performance, she also finds new friendships, talents, and dreams. After all, it's easy to shine on and off the stage when you're Amazing with a capital A.

About Rosie Jones

Rosie Jones is a British stand-up comedian who has written for multiple panel shows, and has appeared as a guest on The Last Leg, 8 Out of 10 Cats, and Hypothetical. Rosie often incorporates her cerebral palsy into her comedic style. She was awarded second place in the Leicester Mercury's New Comedian of the Year in 2018, and her star has been on the rise ever since. Rosie has written for Sex Education and hosts the podcast Daddy Look at Me with Helen Bauer. Rosie is delighted to be a children's author - Jaqueline Wilson is her personal hero!

About Natalie Smillie

Natalie lives in Devon with her Husband, Son and dog (Maggie). She can usually be found either scribbling furiously at the computer with a decent box set on in the background, or out in the garden supervising her digger-obsessed son and stick-obsessed dog.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katrina on August 03, 2021

Where to start?! The writing of Edie is great, she is so funny and confident. Her ‘voice’ is perfect for an 11 (nearly 12!!) year old. She is carefree, strong, and not held back because of her disability. She does seem to fly off the handle a little, but, she admits when she is wrong and apologises!......more

Goodreads review by Mehsi on November 22, 2022

A wonderful book about a girl named Edie who has cerebral palsy. Edie was a wonderful character but I have to say that I liked her in the end more than in the beginning. There is quite a simple reason for that. In the beginning Edie was a nice girl and a great MC, but she kept using her CP to get out......more

Goodreads review by Carrie-Anne on October 25, 2022

I really wasn't sure how sweary, adult Rosie would translate into a middle grade book aimed at kids, but this book was fully wonderful. The story was fun, the characters interesting and the issues raised are complex enough to be realistic, but explored in a way that youngsters would enjoy and unders......more

Goodreads review by theuntidybookshelves on November 06, 2021

ok I knoooow this is classed as a “kids book”, but I’ve never felt so represented in a book in my whole life and that’s saying something. i wish this book was around when I was 11, i feel like it would’ve made me understand myself better, and saved me many years of worry and confusion! still, I’m so......more

Quotes

Fresh, funny and ULTRA cool

This is a thoroughly enjoyable and uplifting read. Everyone needs an Edie Eckhart in their lives!

Once I started reading The Amazing Edie Eckhart, I could not stop! This book is as funny and warm as a sausage roll. I loved it!

The funniest book I've read all year!

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