This is a funny book, although it also deals with some serious issues such as bullying, family issues and sibling rivalry. Stanley feels that he doesnÆt really fit in û heÆs a bit on the chubby side, the last to be picked for football, and people make jokes about his ginger hair. The final humiliation is when the school bully finds out that he is adopted.
On his 13th birthday he gets a card from his birth mother asking him to meet her. He decides that he canÆt disappoint her by turning up and instead, he advertises for a stand in who will be sporty, clever and good looking to impress her. Needless to say, things donÆt go as planned and he finds himself getting deeper and deeper into trouble as his lies escalate. Throw into this a pushy teacher who enters him for the school talent competition and life begins to get very complicated for poor Stanley!
This book is great for teenagers thanks bye
Hi Billy, I’d love to know why you think it is great for teenagers?
I didn’t like the book as I found it boring, I thought it was almost repeating its self.
That’s a shame Lucy, perhaps you’d prefer an adventure 😉
This book was a great book that I couldn’t put down. I thought it was very good however I didn’t think I would like it at the beginning however it became one of my favourite out of the six.
I loved it!!!!!!!!!! It was amazingly funny!!!!!!!! Out of five stars i rate it four and a half because sometimes it was a bit confusing
This book is totally hilarious because unlike books that sell out to the latest trend, this book just lets the main protagonist be himself. I would like to tell you about the plot but it is such a roller coaster of twists and turns, it would be criminal to spoil it for you. But what I can tell you is this book is not one to miss.
I agree, I laughed lots and loved the character of Stanley.