What’s In My Fridge? by Paul Guy Hurrell
Terry, ten years old, is being bullied at school due to his weight. He particularly hates going to school on Fridays because this is P.E. day.
One Friday, feeling glum as ever at the prospect of going to school, Terry reaches into the fridge for his packed lunch box, and is suddenly pulled into the fridge, thrusted into a magical world where an adventure awaits him. In this strange land that he finds himself in, Terry rides a giant worm, takes the best and worst taxi ride ever, meets a queen and the Tippytappies as well as walking behind the stinking Gobulator all the way to Hope city.
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After meeting many more different characters on his journey, Terry has learnt a lot about courage and is ready to stand up to the school bully, with a little help from Theodore the dragon and his four baby dragons.
An inspirational children’s story of hope and bravery!
My Review
This book is for all the children who are being bullied, for those who have been bullied in the past, and for their parents who often didn’t know it was going on (I count myself amongst the latter). Sometimes they don’t tell anyone at home in case you go in and tell the teacher and that only makes the bullying worse.
This is what life is like for Terry, every single day. Because Terry is overweight and the other children (one in particular because there is often a ringleader and he or she scares the weaker ones into ganging up to make sure they don’t become the next target) join in. They call him names like fatsuma (because of his orange coat), fatty, lardy, you know the usual stuff. He hates going to school, which is such a shame, because apart from PE which he struggles with, he is a really good student.
Then one day, he has forgotten his packed lunch again – a stalling tactic – but when he opens the fridge to get it, he is pulled into a magical world where he meets all sorts of creatures, like Polly the guide, a family of dragons (the baby dragons are my favourites), talking taxis and the Blue Queen.
The book is a testament to the author’s vivid imagination and will delight young readers and parents everywhere. Even a few bullies may start thinking about their behaviour when they read this book, because they never win in the end. Bravo Terry and others like you. We are on your side.
Thirty plus years ago my youngest son was Terry. It ruined his school experience and coloured his life for years. But just last week he used his size to his advantage and took part in his first novice strongman competition. Where are you now bullies?
Many thanks to @zooloo2008 for inviting me to be part of this blog tour.
About the Author
“I was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1960 to a single parent family. I am the youngest of five sibling’s – four boys and a girl. I was brought up on a council estate and my family had very little, just like many other families on the estate at the time. I attended two schools as I grew up Bentley Lane Infants/Junior School and then onto Stainbeck High School. For me school was always hard, mainly because of my absenteeism. I wasn’t ill, it was just my mum didn’t send me (empty nest syndrome). Looking back at my school years there is a good chance I spent more times at home, than I did in school.
“I officially left school in 1976 and my first full time job was making special mirrors, the ones you see in pubs. I didn’t last long there before I got bored. I had a number of other jobs after that, but I didn’t stay long in any of them. One job I stayed a full day before not going back, but my record for the shortest stay was 4 hours, I walked away from this job after the hourly rate was cut from 90p an hour, down to 70p an hour.
“The following year I was forced to take a job, back at Stainbeck High School repairing school desks. While here I met my wife, Beverley. We are still together and have two wonderful grown- up children and three grandchildren. I worked for Leeds City Council, in the Housing section for 22 years, before retirement. Since retiring I have the time to carry out one of my first loves, writing stories.”
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