All The Things That Could Go Wrong

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Overall this is a classic story with classic writing, but still good in showing a warmth that is successfully conveyed in an attractive way through the perspective of teenagers that are not patronizing. A moving and beautifully written story about what can happen when two completely different boys are forced to put aside their differences, for fans of Wonder. It was really good and I think boys and girls will like it because it's about friendship in the end. An absorbing story about bullying and friendship crafted with the right balance of warmth and tension to engage readers in upper KS2. But I couldn't help feeling that the real bully was Sophie, the leader of Dan's gang, and we didn't get to understand what motivated her.

Leaving the house is hard enough, but living in fear of the awful bullying at school makes life hard to bear for Alex. I was a little worried going into it as I really enjoyed We Used to Be Kings by Stewart Foster, which I believe is an adult book, and was worried that maybe I wouldn't enjoy this one as much.The two main characters are well-rounded, but all of the rest fade into the background, which only adds to the didactic feel of this story. I’ve never really wondered what it would be like to have OCD but this book shows you in a very real way. One thing I really liked about this book was how it portrayed the bullying, and how one can feel like their trapped. That being said, I am clearly not of the age range for this book, and a lot of things did frustrate me.

Whether that includes small worries, such as homework or getting enough sleep, or big worries, such as accidents, death, and other extremely dark attributes of life.There are much better books where kids with disabilities and other problems stand up for themselves and show the world they matter. I guess it's because Alex was funny and nice, but Dan, all of a sudden, started to become nice to Alex one day while working on Shooting Star, and for me that just seems unreal, ESPECIALLY compared to the modern day school system.