This book is a great and fast paced book. It had funny, cheesy jokes in that the children reading the book will understand and the storyline is fasted paced and engaging.
This book is great to be read aloud or independently.
I certainly loved reading it, it reminded me of the books I read growing up ...more
‘On a volcanic island, in the middle of shark-infested waters, stands The Cruel School. The lessons are appalling, the school dinners are revolting and the teachers are terrifying – especially the mysterious Science teacher Doctor Doktur. When Larker is sent to the school, she quickly realises someth ...more
This is the first David Walliams book I’ve read, and after hearing nothing but praise for his previous books, I was excited to finally give it a go. I have to say, I was a bit disappointed. I’m sure kids will enjoy reading it, but I expect a higher standard for quality literature, be it for kis, YA ...more
A girl who likes telling jokes goes to a school for extremely bad kids, the school is on an active volcano and I’m not sure how the book got published, as there is so much child abuse and so much illegal stuff. But cos it’s a kids book with silly themes, it is ok. All of the kids except ‘larker’ get ...more
An enjoyable storyline, fast paced and engaging. My 7 year old loved this book. Me personally, I’m not a fan of the silly humour. I don’t think my son is either, as he rarely finds it funny. Though this kind of humour is a consistent theme across all David Walliams books. The stories themselves are ...more
This is one of Walliams books that I consider an inbetweener. I prefer his books that have a more tangled story such as The ice monster, The Beast of Buckingham Palace, even Code Name Bananas but maybe because I like the history element being thrown into them. This book I put in the camp with Slime a ...more
This book is really good and I really recommend it’s a very fast pace book and it has lots of plot twists and I was halfway through by the first day I love it soo much I had finished it in 2 days highly recommended this book for all young readers and older ones to had so much fun reading this book a ...more
Really enjoyed listening to the Unabridged Audiobook.
A fun adventure, well written and read.
Narrated by: David Walliams, Samantha Bond, Frances De La Tour, Wayne Forester, Anne Odeke, Steve Pemberton, Joanna Ruiz, Homer Todiwala, Jim Broadbent, Aysha Kala ...more