The Kaboom Kid #1: The Big Switch
Author: David Warner
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia
Age group: 8-11
Pages: 160 pages
Release
date: December 2014
Synopsis.
(Goodreads)
For
ages 8-11
Meet Little Davey Warner. He lives in Sandhill Flats with his mum and dad and his brother Steve – and his stinky dog Max. Davey and his schoolmates – even Max – are MAD for cricket. All they want to do is play … but there’s always something getting in their way.
In this first book in the series, Davey and his friends have a big game coming up against Shimmer Bay, their arch rivals in the local comp. They need to practise, and spend all their free time at school – in the morning and at lunchtime – making sure they’ll be ready.
But disaster strikes. Davey and his friends find out their new teacher is Mr Mudge, a strict grump who HATES cricket even more than he hates Year 6 boys, and thanks to bully Mo Clouter, they find themselves on detention. Which means no cricket.
The boys are desperate. They’re going to need to pull something special out of the bag to win against Shimmer Bay. Davey’s mates have some ideas, one that could really get them into trouble, but it means getting around Mo, who seems to be everywhere they turn.
But Davey has an idea that he thinks may just work … he just needs to practise. Will he pull it off in time for the game against Shimmer Bay?
Meet Little Davey Warner. He lives in Sandhill Flats with his mum and dad and his brother Steve – and his stinky dog Max. Davey and his schoolmates – even Max – are MAD for cricket. All they want to do is play … but there’s always something getting in their way.
In this first book in the series, Davey and his friends have a big game coming up against Shimmer Bay, their arch rivals in the local comp. They need to practise, and spend all their free time at school – in the morning and at lunchtime – making sure they’ll be ready.
But disaster strikes. Davey and his friends find out their new teacher is Mr Mudge, a strict grump who HATES cricket even more than he hates Year 6 boys, and thanks to bully Mo Clouter, they find themselves on detention. Which means no cricket.
The boys are desperate. They’re going to need to pull something special out of the bag to win against Shimmer Bay. Davey’s mates have some ideas, one that could really get them into trouble, but it means getting around Mo, who seems to be everywhere they turn.
But Davey has an idea that he thinks may just work … he just needs to practise. Will he pull it off in time for the game against Shimmer Bay?
Review: 4 out of 5 stars
The Kaboom Kid is part of a new series written by David Warner and aimed for children between the ages of 8-11.
Our main character is Davey
Warner who lives in Sandhill Flats with his parents, his brother Steve and his dog
Max. Davey absolutely loves cricket and tries to play it at any opportunity he
can get.
Davey and his mates came across a problem when the
start of the school year they get Mr Mudge as their Year 6 teacher, a man who
would do anything to prevent the boys from playing a sport they all love. We
enjoyed the way this problem was dealt with as well as the preparations and game
against their arch rivals Shimmer Bay.
All of the characters were written well but we
especially liked Davey who was likeable, we especially loved the background
details on his cricket bat which was passed on from his grandfather and named
Kaboom.
The
chapters and short which really appealed to my 9 year old and there are
illustrations throughout so it was visually entertaining.
The Kaboom Kid #1: The Big Switch is written well and my son didn’t find it difficult,
confusing or overwhelming – I highly recommend this book, especially for young
boys.
Thank you to Simon
& Shuster Australia for the opportunity to read and review
The Kaboom Kid #1: The Big Switch.
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