melissapalmer404's review against another edition
4.0
Book #119 Read in 2015
The Bubble Wrap Boy by Phil Earle
Charlie is known at school at the little, clumsy kid. His mother is very overprotective and won't let him do anything. Needless to say, Charlie's newfound love of skateboarding would not meet Mom approval so he hides it from her. He soon learns that his mother has been hiding one heck of a secret from him. Will the discovery of secrets bring this family closer together or tear them apart? This is an excellent book for middle schoolers. I received this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for a honest review.
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The Bubble Wrap Boy by Phil Earle
Charlie is known at school at the little, clumsy kid. His mother is very overprotective and won't let him do anything. Needless to say, Charlie's newfound love of skateboarding would not meet Mom approval so he hides it from her. He soon learns that his mother has been hiding one heck of a secret from him. Will the discovery of secrets bring this family closer together or tear them apart? This is an excellent book for middle schoolers. I received this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for a honest review.
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thebookishlibrarian's review
Told from the point of view of Charlie Han, The Bubble Wrap Boy is a story of friendship and family. Charlie has always felt like an outsider who is a little bit geeky and doesn’t have many friends. Then Charlie discovers skateboarding and his whole world changes. He finally feels like he fits in somewhere. Kids will identify with Charlie as someone who has found his passion.
thebookguru's review
3.0
you can read my full review here: http://www.spinebreakers.co.uk/sp_reviews/bwb/
this is my first phil earle book and i really enjoyed it. like i didn't know what to expect but yeah.
first of all it's set in the UK so yay. secondly, the main character s British Chinese so yay a POC character!
this book is about friendship, discovering who you are and what you're capable of, family and bullying. although there were lots of themes but not much was resolved like the bullying was horrible yet not dealt with. the family secret was BIG and CRAZY.
i felt like this book needed more description like for the skateboarding tricks and for the graffiti.
it is a very short book but a good book.
oh yeah so basically this boy is seen as a loser and wants to change that and feels like if he had a talent that could change his life so he discovers skateboarding and he practices and then things happen and he has this crazy overprotective mum (chinese mothers do tend to be overprotective) and yeah.
so Happy Reading!
=D
p.s i liked this book so i do actually want to read Phil Earle's other books. =)
this is my first phil earle book and i really enjoyed it. like i didn't know what to expect but yeah.
first of all it's set in the UK so yay. secondly, the main character s British Chinese so yay a POC character!
this book is about friendship, discovering who you are and what you're capable of, family and bullying. although there were lots of themes but not much was resolved like the bullying was horrible yet not dealt with. the family secret was BIG and CRAZY.
i felt like this book needed more description like for the skateboarding tricks and for the graffiti.
it is a very short book but a good book.
oh yeah so basically this boy is seen as a loser and wants to change that and feels like if he had a talent that could change his life so he discovers skateboarding and he practices and then things happen and he has this crazy overprotective mum (chinese mothers do tend to be overprotective) and yeah.
so Happy Reading!
=D
p.s i liked this book so i do actually want to read Phil Earle's other books. =)
eviebyrne1909's review
4.0
I didn't expect this book to be so sad!! I loved it, read it in 1 day, and if you like very character-driven books, you will enjoy this book!
nwlyon80's review
3.0
This was aaaalmost a 4 star review for me. Problem is... it took me over half the book to warm up for Charlie. I found him selfish and unlikable... and that's a hard place to be with a first person narrator. However, the ending is full of heart and truly great moments. It's with the read!
pussreboots's review against another edition
2.0
What the author is missing is that Charlie first and foremost is British. His parents might be immigrants but he isn't. He should be British. He should be completely immersed in the culture of his nation, his country, his city, as well as his parents' culture.
sophcart_'s review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0