Fast-paced, entertaining but with deep and important messages. Mitch starts with assumptions that so many consumers hold, and takes them on a journey through thinking about consumerism, capitalism, competition and the destructive hold big business can hold on us. I can't wait to share this important message with my young readers, and especially with schools!

When 2 planes crash over the Pacific, the unthinkable happens: The secret recipe for the world's favourite soft drink, MacTonic, is lost. As the Great Thirst begins, young Queenie de la Cruz finds the ingredients list washed up in a bottle written on a label. This is an action packed adventure charting Queenie's kidnap, escape and a chase across the country. With an unlikely friend, Todd, to help her, will she return the list to the MacTonic Corporation, or will others get to her first?
I was quite surprised at how quickly this book gripped me and I read it in the space of 24 hours. There were parts that felt quite futuristic (after all we don't currently have advertising on the moon) but also very much present day with the key theme of pollution and littering. I would probably recommend this book to readers in key stage 3.

Imagine a world without Coca Cola, then step into a world without MacTonic. Queenie finds herself at the centre of a fast paced adventure to save her precious MacTonic drink. Full of twists and turns, action and dilemma, this is guaranteed to appeal to a wide range of readers as it’s a book you don’t want to put down. Themes of family, friendship and looking after our planet also feature strongly throughout the book.

Pop! is an action packed. gripping, highly addictive adventure that once you start reading you cannot get enough. A really fun and laugh out loud hilarious read.