Talent Show Takeover: Book 2 (What's New, Harper Drew?)

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With the help of her real friends and her perfectly imperfect family, can Harper find the inner confidence she needs to stop trying to impress Maisie and just be herself? I read it first to see what I thought - Harper is a great character. Clever, resilient and funny. Her friends (and her choice of friends) are nicely created and drive through a refreshing story in a traditional device (diary). The format worked well for my children as it made the plot, the characters, the jokes and the morals of the story entirely accessible and relevant to them.

But her love of writing was sparked when collaborating on the best-selling children’s non-fiction titles You Are Awesome (April 2018) and Dare to be You (September 2020) with Matthew Syed. Kathy believes that children should all have confidence in their own potential, and not be limited by the beliefs they (or others) hold about themselves. With this in mind she has worked with both primary and secondary schools on confidence and resilience building programmes for young people. Fizzing with fun. From friendship dramas to family catastrophes, it’s a perfect choice for fans of funny!”– Jen Carney, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G. Harper always finds a way to solve the problem! If you enjoyed Diary of a Wimpy Kid, I think you'll enjoy this as well, a funny, light hearted read!My biggest problem with this book was Harper's parents. I started this book laughing out loud at their scatterbrainedness because they had nice qualities and weren't abusive but after a while, all the gags that were supposed to make the reader laugh only made me cringe. All I could think was these are exactly the kind of parents, people write Reddit AITA posts about thinking it's a funny situation and get the kind of answers that tell them to go to therapy and surround themselves with better people. I mean, I understand Harper is a middle child just entering her teen years so of course she feels invisible and misunderstood but some of the situations that these parents put their kids in reeks of neglect. Author Anna Kemp introduces The Hollow Hills, the sequel to her dark magical tale, Into Goblyn Wood. Meanwhile plans are underway for the royal party in our neighbourhood with the prize for the best street and obviously we want to win! It’s just Kate Middleton, Priya’s cat, seems to be ruining all the table displays with her claws.

Personally, I really enjoyed reading this book as it was full of humorous jokes and occasional illustrations.... Read Full Review My name is Harper Drew. I'm using my new journal to take note of all the totally ridiculous things that seem to go on around me with my family and friends. I seem to be the only one who sees all of this stuff for what it is. Completely beyond normal. What's New Harper Drew? begins a new series that follows the humorous stream-of-consciousness illustrated diary format that seems to be currently very popular, such as Tom Gates, Scarlet Fife and so on (I suppose they are the new generation of Adrian Mole characters). Plus, diary-writing is a feature of KS2 so any new additions to this genre could become useful resources.Bestselling author Alexandra Christo, author of TikTok sensation To Kill a Kingdom, introduces her new book, The Night Hunt (Hot Key Books), a dark... For fans of Dork Diaries comes a laugh-out-loud series about one girl's eccentric family, a whole lot of mayhem, and her unique way of dealing with it. ME (Harper). MY WORLD. MAXIMUM DRAMA!

Harper and her brother face a difficult dilemma caused by Troy. They decide to host a talent show to resolve the problem. Troy enters the talent show…Will he win it? Read this book now to find out. I read it first to see what I thought - Harper is a great character. Clever, resilient and funny. Her friends (and her choice of friends) are nicely created and present a refreshing story in a traditional setting (school diary). The traditional context of the school diary worked well for my children as it made the plot, the characters, the jokes and the morals of the story entirely accessible and relevant to them.

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My name is Harper Drew. I’m using my new journal to take note of all the totally ridiculous things that seem to go on around me with my family and friends. I seem to be the ONLY ONE who sees this all of this stuff for what it is. Completely BEYONDnormal. But I need to focus on organising a talent show to raise money for the local foodbank. It's going to be great ... apart from the fact Troy seems to care more about gaining more followers, aka his "DesTroyers" on his YouTube channel, than he does about helping me out. What's New? Talent Show Takeover is an interesting yet catastrophe-filled book full of eye-catching details. David Almond introduces his new picture book, A Way to the Stars, a story about perseverance and finding a way to make dreams come true. Nadat iedereen is voorgesteld, begint het een beetje chaotische verhaal van Lizzie. Lizzie wil heel graag vrienden zijn met Milou, het populairste meisje in de buurt en op school. Daar doet ze van alles voor. De familie van Lizzie is ook een beetje vreemd. Dat wordt wel duidelijk als ze op vakantie gaan naar Frankrijk.