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!
I really liked this book. It was very entertaining. I liked that Stanley tried and that everything worked out. It was very mysterious because until the end you don’t know Stanley’s real mum.
I found this book funny and exciting.
I really enjoyed this book. it is funny and I like the story. My favourite character is Chole. The ending was the best as it all works out and everyone was happy.
I really liked this book because it was really funny. I loved Stanley because he was funny and I felt sorry for him. I didn’t like Bruno because he was stuck up and mean.
I really enjoyed this book! I found it easy to read, it had a good ending and thought it was clever how the author brought the two parts together at the end.