Max and the Millions

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Finally, this novel would work as an example material to scaffold pupils work: the dual narrative nature of the book would be highly useful to explore with a class. I would recommend this book to ages 8+, to people who appreciate and notice little details, and those who feel "different. This was a breezy book with heroes to root for, but an extreme lack of development when it mattered most. 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. The best moments in this book are the moments looking at and exploring the world created by Mr Darrow and its culture and history, but these are short lived in favour of moving on to the next plot point.

It's also a strange statement to make in that Max has spent much of this book lipreading incredibly tiny people with no sound input. He’s also clearly neglected to ensure Max’s peers understand how to foster normal, meaningful relationships with someone who happens to be deaf. This was such an adventurous read and mostly everything happened in a small room and in the vicinity of a boarding school. On the floor he finds a pile of sand – and in the sand is Mr Darrow’s latest creation – a tiny boy, no bigger than a raisin, Luke, Prince of the Blues. The budding friendship between Max and Sasha was absolutely adorable and drives home the message that you shouldn`t make assumptions about people before you really get to know them.This friendship is a reminder for readers that you shouldn’t make assumptions about people before you really get to know them. What kid hasn’t pretended there are microscopic people living microscopic lives right under our noses? There's so much to love - the mystery of Mr Darrow, the caretaker and model-maker's disappearance; the completely over the top evil headmaster; lovely friend Sasha and his tribe of Sparkle Pony little girls; and the huge kingdom of the Floor People with all their wars, politics and ridable fleas!

Max is used to spending time alone – it’s difficult to make friends in a big, chaotic school when you’re deaf.This is such an enjoyable book and the Sparkle Pony Summer Club that Max and his friend, Sasha, were put in charge of – well, that was just hilarious. The melodrama of this statement is, of course, childlike, but again, it becomes a non-issue in that Mr. At time this books violent language startled me; it’s been a while since I’ve read the line ‘how many blood sacrifices would you like? Max is used to spending time alone - it's difficult to make friends in a big, chaotic school when you're deaf.

When I first picked this book up, I had a very distinct impression of what kind of story it would be: Arthur and the Invisibles meets Matilda in the 21st Century, and I was very happy to find that I wasn't far wrong. His peers, all fellow kids, of course don't realize how fatiguing speechreading is, and the emotional and intellectual labor of repeatedly explaining this and asking for repeats is just as exhausting. Less than a thimbleful of liquid lay inside, but the colors shifted and clouded in a pattern of millions. They are at war for the control of Floor but little do they know there is something much bigger that could mean the end of their civilisation.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.