The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachlan
“My son loved this book so I really wanted to too. I did enjoy it, it sort of grew on me and I can see how children in year 5/6 heading towards secondary transition (the characters in the book are 11 and starting senior school after the holidays) would. I could imagine reading this aloud with a class and enjoying the interaction as you go along as well as being able to open up conversations around friendship, how people may seem to change as they grow up and working out what feels like the right thing to do in some situations. I would recommend this book to others and am looking forward to reading the next book ‘Return to Roar’.”