A new school
A new start
And a new bully—Arnold.
Eloise hated everything about the horrid boy. So much so she named him Awful Arnold.
But he wasn’t any old bully… he had secrets… and Eloise and her new best friend, Monroe, set out on a mission to find out exactly what he had to hide!
Eloise lives on Lilac Street and hates it she hates the fact she’s moved away from her friends and her old school.
At Beatrice Park School she is forced to sit in class next to Arnold who teases her constantly she nicknames him Awful Arnold.
Eloise unfortunately lives across from Awful Arnold so can’t even escape his taunts at home.
One night she sees strange lights occurring in Arnold’s house and takes a photo. Now she has a new mission to find out what the lights are and who Arnold really is and with the help of her new friend Monroe they set out to discover what secret Arnold is hiding…..
I was given a copy of this children’s book by a friend at work. She told me the author uses the name Gracie Owens because these are her children’s names the authors name is Rachael Tonks which when I looked her up she’s written more books. So intrigued by this fact I agreed to read this sixty page long book and review it.
I loved the characters in this book really there are three main characters which are Eloise, Monroe and Awful Arnold, the author dealt really well with a couple of sensitive subjects bullying and acceptance.
She dealt with this is a fun way but didn’t detract from the seriousness of either of the subjects.
The story was well written and aimed at children between 5 – 12 years old. It’s written in a simple form so an easy reader or read aloud book. The book would make an ideal classroom read especially as its centred around Eloise’s experiences in school.
The twist in the story at the end was simple and well thought out and will leave children realising it’s okay to be different and you can still be liked and loved for who you are.
Excellent little read highly recommended!
gilly918 