There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

Really enjoyed this one and also read it to my class last year

HannahLEFS

An enjoyable book but I found the relationship between Carla (the school counsellor) and Bradley (a child) off. For this reason, I’m not sure I would read it with a class.

BeckyLF

I liked this book. The message was strong and gave the reader an understanding of difference and mental health difficulties. I found the perspective interesting. I was unsure on the councillor student relationship and how this panned out.

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I loved this fiction book. Bradley was such a complex character and I enjoyed reading about his journey. His counsellor, Carla, was my favourite character. She knew just what to say to Bradley. I would recommend this book. It really helps people understand others around them and to always show kindness.

Sally5

It was a fictional book that shows the developments of a child’s behaviour through counselling. It would be a good book to read to pupils to show behaviour can be changed, and the effect it has on other people as a result.

poppymay29

I enjoyed this fiction book as it came as a recommended read. Powerful and emotive language for discussion around various themes- main character’s behaviour and possible reasons for this, bullying, important role of counsellor and character’s redemption and recovery. Favourite character was the main character Bradley Chalkers as his development and back story evolved throughout.

sean23_e

When I was recommended this book I wasn’t enthusiastic about starting it as I didn’t enjoy the book Holes, by the same author when I was in secondary school. However, I absolutely loved this book and couldn’t put it down. Clara was my favourite character, playing an important role in all of the children’s lives, especially Bradley’s. As the story progressed I kept finding myself smiling as I learnt more about Bradley and how he evolved throughout the book. I think this is a book that would work well as a whole class reading book for 8+ and would allow many opportunities for class discussions. There are many scenarios from the story that could be proposed to children and to see how they would handle the scenario.

Taylorc1993

A thoroughly enjoyable book with some quite serious messages about friendship and adolescence. I can see that year 6 reluctant readers would enjoy this one.

LWatto

This is a brilliant read! I have recommended it to my class. Bradley Chalkers is not immediately a character you warm to, but by the end I was cheering him on. I particularly enjoyed meeting his counselor, Carla. This book is funny and heartbreaking at the same time. I liked to short chapters and the author’s engaging style. Definitely a book to read, think about and discuss!

MissGreenReads

Loved this book! It was not what I was expecting from the title but I loved Holes which is part of the reason for choosing this novel. As a teacher, it reminded me of the depth of childrens feelings and that we may not always understand them but we must always be fair and honest no matter what their response is. I would highly recommned this book to any child in my class as I think it gives them an interesting point of view to understand how differently other children respond to situations. What a fantastic book.

kittyrussell