Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Spiders

Sam Wu is Not Afraid of ... #4

by Katie Tsang, Kevin Tsang

The brilliantly funny fourth book in the SAM WU series, starring the bravest scaredy-cat in the world! Perfect for reluctant readers and fans of Tom Fletcher, Pamela Butchart and Humza Arshad's Badman.

Sam Wu is NOT afraid of anything. Well, maybe some things. Like ghosts, sharks . . . the dark's pretty worrying too. And not to mention SPIDERS! But Sam's not going to let anyone know. And so when Tulip, the school tarantula, disappears from her cage, Sam decides it's up to him and his friends to save the school from the eight-legged escapee . . .

Genres: Fiction, Childrens, Animals, Middle Grade, Humor

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 27, 2019

Reviews

[Steph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just as the rest of this series, this was fun and full of charm! What would you do if a giant tarantula went missing in school? I wouldn’t be as brave as Sam!

[Lucy Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant addition to the Sam Wu is not afraid series. I loved the plot for this book and the little call backs to last books were the sorts of things my class would love pointing out. As always Sam is a loveable hero whose internal monologue adds real humour to the story.

The presence of pictures throughout and explanations for unfamiliar vocabulary make the book easily accessible for younger readers. In addition I love the way Chinese culture is woven throughout giving you a real sense of Sam’s heritage and background even with the setting being familiar for western readers.

[Terry]

Sam Wu is engaging and funny. He is an every kid" to whom his peers will relate ... which goes for his "nemesis" Ralph, too. The author does a great job showing readers that bullies are bullies because of their own fears. Keep reading to get the full review.

[Olivia Nissen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Halfway through the book I got really scared by the tarantula but I think the bully has the longest name on earth. This was the first Sam Wu book that I’ve read, and I really think that I should read more of them. I liked it and I hope you guys like them.

[M Spasogar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny.

[Mr Allister Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read it to my class. The language is quite American which was a good talking point with the children.

[Anu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing adventure with wonderful illustrations and laugh out loud humour.

[Noah Browning · Rating 1 out of 5]

Good what would you do if you had a tranchil on the loose

[Daisy Wright · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not that good

[Julian Chu · Rating 5 out of 5]

The sixth graders has a spider named Tulip and it went missing so Sam wu and his friends and his sister will help to find Tulip but the first plan did not work but the second plan worked.

[Robyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

My class loved this book. The characters are lovely, the writing is funny. A lovely little book about friendship, teamwork and overcoming fears.