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 enjoyed this book at lot and it played with my feelings! The book defiantly had twists and turns that I would never had expected. However I wouldn’t recommend this book to my year group (year 9) as it is very soft and weak but it is a good read.
Very spectacular book would love to read it again sometime
A really good book. liked the unexpected ending and character development.
It was a really good book and left me wanting to read more and I related to his stage fright etc.
I loved this book! It was a great combination of comedy and emotion, overall a fantastic read.