The Amazing Edie Eckhart: Book 1

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Read this all in one go, I couldn't put it down (except for when I put it down for a couple of minutes in the middle to go get biscuits)! The book contains excellent disability, LGBTQ, young carer, and sausage roll/pizza/Maccy D’s representation throughout. Together with best friend/neighbour Oscar, she can handle anything life throws at her - just maybe a bit slowly, and with some falling down along the way. Edie has Cerebral palsy and is thrown straight into school life, auditioning for the lead role in the school play and learning to adapt to old and new friendships.

The Amazing Edie Eckhart: The Friend Mission - World Book Day The Amazing Edie Eckhart: The Friend Mission - World Book Day

It's a scary time for every child but Edie has to cope with being stuck in a different class to her very best friend, Oscar. The diary format will help readers to empathise with Edie, and black-and-white illustrations throughout bring the story to life. But then school started and we saw that he was quick to find a new club, new friends, even a girlfriend… but if Edie dared to even have something of her own he would get huffy and angry.I have to fall in line with every other review I have read of this book and say that I adore Edie Eckhart and loved reading her ‘diary’.

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She and her best friend Oscar, from whom she is inseparable – or so she thinks – are due to start secondary school very soon.I think this series is going to do really well, and I'll be here to cheer Edie (and Rosie) on with every volume. I get it, you like Edie, but you can also see that this girl doesn’t understand that there is more than one kind of love, instead of being grumpy or jealous, just give her some more bigger hints. But her mom promised her some money if she would keep on writing because mom thought it would be good for Edie to get her thoughts on paper.

The Amazing Edie Eckhart by Rosie Jones, Natalie Smillie The Amazing Edie Eckhart by Rosie Jones, Natalie Smillie

However, I would say that the front cover illustration makes the book seem like it's for a younger audience than it would suit. Also the Poc (people of colour) representation You have Flora which is Japanese, Oscar which is black and same with (I think) Poppy.

Great for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and this is a particularly great book for children either about to start or just started secondary school. I purchased this book as a gift for my friend's ten year old daughter and as a fan of Rosie's comedy couldn't resist having a sneaky read. Bea’s older sister is especially unhappy with the move, so in the hope of cheering her up, Bea desires to bring Pride to their new home.