Worrybot
by Simon Packham
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Pub Date 3 Aug 2023 | Archive Date 7 Sep 2023
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Description
Josh is such a worrier. He worries about everything. Water slides. School. Global warming. Sleepovers. But he knows something is really wrong when his mum and dad begin to act strangely... His family is moving to Brighton and he must start a new school with new teachers, new pupils and new everything!
He used to have his own Worrybot - a home-made cardboard robot which was supposed to eat up his worst fears if he wrote them down on bits of paper and posted them into its mouth. It did help a bit ... but now Josh is terrified that his anxiety will return when he starts at his new school. And he is more than a bit surprised to discover that there's a robot in his new class - a real-life learning robot which sits on the desk next to his and allows classmate Charlie to join lessons remotely. Soon Charlie becomes Josh's best - perhaps his only - friend.
Will Charlie's friendship help Josh overcome his fears, or will it just give nasty Noah more reasons to make fun of him? And why won't Charlie come to school anyway?
A suspenseful story of emotional high stakes that will appeal to fans of Lisa Thompson, Ross Welford and Elle McNicoll.
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781915235473 |
| PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
Heather P, Educator
When you're an already filled with dread about what might happen tomorrow as well as in the future the last thing Josh needs a big move away from everything he already knows - although it may mean he can put his demons from the past to rest...
A beautifully written book, with every character carefully crafted to be just like 'someone', whether you can see yourself in them, or someone from the classroom they jump from the page and manifest their being in your head.
When Josh is inivted to befriend Charlie, a tentative friendship is formed - Josh hopes he can help Charlie overcome whatever is holding them back from being in the classroom, and we see Charlie encouraging Josh to take steps to make friends in his new school, to step outside his comfort zone. Is Charlie all that they seem though? Are they hiding something? Could this be the friendship Josh needs or another catastrophe waiting to happen?
An ideal book to discuss feelings and friendships, as well as transition, whether it be due a to move or that big move up to secondary school - as a year 6 TA this is definately a book that would make an idea class read, and would open so many discussions with the pupils.
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