Chicken House Ltd ISBN 9781909489042 £6.99
This is a story billed as being from the same canon as Stormbreaker. That genre of fiction that takes children on a rollercoaster ride through action and adventure. This book certainly doesn’t disappoint. It involves a deadly virus and children discussed the impact of worldwide viruses such as the spread of Ebola. I really loved the way that the story, in its later part, was sectioned off into chunks of time reminiscent of a ‘24’ style. I found it really engaging as I wanted to know if our main character Ash was to beat the timer and rescue his mum. The end of the story is a tense climax. A really fantastic read and one that I am sure upper KS2 boys will absolutely adore!
Matthew Wilson, key stage 2 teacher, St Paul’s CIW Primary, Cardiff