Mr Darrow is my favourite character because he cares about even the smallest details on his models and sculptures. I loved the summer school group (I won't spoil it, but they are hilarious), and the two best-characterised Floor people have a predictable relationship and story arc but it works alongside other fresh features. Max doesn’t enjoy being the only orphan at St Goliath’s Boarding school. That and his hearing aids make him different to his classmates. The only person who he feels at ease with is Mr Darrow, the school caretaker. They both love modelling, but Mr Darrow has taken his a huge step further – he has tiny people in his models, and they are alive! This book shifts between many perspectives; from Max, to Max’s new friend Sasha, to Sasha’s sister, to Ben the King of the Blues. It is handled seemlessly, with different fonts and characterisation throughout which makes this book easy to follow. Adventure Stories (Children's/Ya) Fantasy & Magical Realism (Children's/Ya) JUVENILE FICTION--Action & Adventure--General JUVENILE FICTION--Fantasy & Magic JUVENILE FICTION--General Children's stories Fiction Juvenile works JUVENILE FICTION -- General JUVENILE FICTION -- Fantasy & Magic JUVENILE FICTION -- Action & Adventure -- General

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Additionally, the developing friendship between Max and Sasha, will show pupils that everyone has others will understand their specific nature- in this case, Max’s trouble communicating- and you can overcome difference to make great friendships and help each other. This friendship is a reminder for readers that you shouldn’t make assumptions about people before you really get to know them. Sure signs that the creative wells are running dry at last, the Captain’s ninth, overstuffed outing both recycles a villain (see Book 4) and offers trendy anti-bullying wish fulfillment. My biggest problem in this book is the ending. Max decides to shrink down and join the small people in their new vegetable paradise. I personally would have preferred it if Max kept his bond with the people, but used his new social skills to realise that he could find a place in the boarding school. However, it is still a charming ending. Robot Roz undertakes an unusual ocean journey to save her adopted island home in this third series entry. In my opinions, this book would be highly effective as a discussion starter in PSHE, when looking at relationships and differences between each and every pupil.This wonderful novel is a great read for 7-9-year olds; also, a great read for developing readers who are able to understand depth behind the principle of the story and what exactly is going on. All this is to say that we start off with a perfectly realistic representation of a deaf and mainstreamed child. Once the magic comes into play, the deafness remains realistic, but the hearing aids take on magical qualities through the ministrations of Mr. Darrow, who is some kind of technological genius. With some similarities to both The Indian in the Cupboard (morality of wielding power over those smaller than yourself) and Horton Hears a Who (tiny world and believing in the impossible), Montgomery has conjured up a modern-day setting - a pretty posh school - and an 'everyboy' - Max, with his hearing aids and penchant for building tiny models, just wanting to be left alone. Max is used to spending time alone - it's difficult to make friends in a big, chaotic school when you're deaf. He prefers to give his attention to the little things in life... like making awesome, detailed replica models. Ten-year-old Max feels like an outsider at St Goliath’s. He is deaf, and while this doesn’t need to be a problem, the unlikable head ensures that it is, singling him out with a special seat in assembly and showing him off like an exhibit to visitors. He’s also clearly neglected to ensure Max’s peers understand how to foster normal, meaningful relationships with someone who happens to be deaf.

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Take The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, and Gregor the Overlander by Suzann Collins, mix them together, and add a surprising twist. Moreover, Mr. Darrow later manufactures a new pair of hearing aids for Max from scratch, ones that perform better than any aids on the market that are created, fitted, and adjusted by professionals. Given how well done the deafness is, the unrealistic savant MacGyvering HAs (reminiscent of Tony Stark’s “magic” HAs for Clint Barton) is disappointing. Like Kate DiCamillo, Montgomery’s use of miracles enables the deaf character to experience an inexplicable ease of communication access. In my opinion, this novel is definitely an adventure novel, best suited for those looking from excitement and elements of humour from their reading. The winners of The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2023, highlighting the work schools are doing to encourage a love of reading, have...Then Mr Darrow, the school caretaker and fellow modeller, goes missing. Max must follow his parting instruction: 'Go to my room. You'll know what to do.'

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that you have any inquiry or need to eliminate any substance recorded here if it's not too much trouble, go Max is lonely. Sent to a boarding school by his Great-Aunt, he has struggled to make friends due to being deaf. His love of small models leads to an unlikely friendship with the school caretaker, Mr Darrow, who nurtures Max's talent in model-making. But when Mr Darrow goes missing, it is up to Max to save the day.Fantastic premise, nice to have a hearing impaired hero, loved the multi-perspective narrative. This would make a really effective children's TV series. A fast-paced and enjoyable adventure that encourages readers to appreciate the small things in life. Max was deafened at age four, and initially mainstreamed at a small school that provided communication support. (Note that elementary schools generally have more support and peer interactions are less complex, so this is highly realistic.) But then Max is sent to a large boarding school with no support. When a school caretaker mysteriously disappears, leaving behind a small pile of sand, a student is drawn into an extraordinary adventure.