All the Things That Could Go Wrong

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Being an adult was probably the most thing we desired when we were in our pre-teen years. Of all the reasons that can give rise to that thought, the most common one is perhaps how hard life we ​​had to live as a pre-teenager. Social relationships, school, bullying, personal struggles, and all of the expectations from the adults that we have to meet are several things that take up a massive portion during that period of our lives. See that big fat one.’ He pointed at a large yellow fish swimming on its own. ‘Well, it used to be a little fish, but then it started to eat all the other fish and it got big and strong. That’s what you’ve got do.’

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The bullies have attempted to dunk his head down the toilet, called him names, thrown his schoolbooks in a puddle, thrown his trainers over a telephone wire, left him in an empty cave in the middle of nowhere, and spat on him. Alex is terrified and spends his days trying to avoid them, but knows they’ll get him again tomorrow. Consequently, Dan’s aggression and annoyance is taken out on the vulnerable target in his year group: Alex.

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The actual plot line of Alex helping Dan with the raft took about one third of the book to get to, however, I really felt like that first third really helped to build the characters up and their relationships with each other, and show the extent of the bullying before diving in to Alex helping with the raft. It was definitely not boring in any way and I think it was rather important it was done this way. But nothing. This is a school trip; we’re not going to be allowed to visit these places if you misbehave. You’re here to learn, not be the joker. Do you understand?’ There are four hundred and forty different species of shark in the world and they’re split into eight categories; from the really small ones, like the catfish, to the medium-size hammerheads right up to the huge whale sharks in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.’

All the Things that could go Wrong | Brilliant Book Award

One of the tormentors, a teenage boy called Dan, begins to feel guilty about what he’s been doing to Alex. Ever since he became friends with Sophie, he’s tried to impress her by doing unspeakable things to the weakest target in the school. But now he steps into Alex’s shoes and thinks about the horrible position he’s in. Deeply moving and utterly gripping . . . Stewart Foster carries off an astonishing feat of storytelling in this exceptional book' Julia Eccleshare, lovereading.co.uk Dan is set up as a secondary protagonist, and the reader is supposed to sympathize with him because his older brother is in juvenile detention for stealing a car and robbing a store. Dan bullies Alex because Dan hangs out with bullies at school, bullies who aren't really friends to him, either. While Dan is a fully fleshed-out character in this story, the other bullies - the Georges and Sophia - are just random evil flat characters. On the single, the Toronto-born pop musician recounts the story of encountering an unexpected savior at a time when it felt as though everything was going wrong.And Alex, poor little Alex, bless him. You really get a sense of his struggles and being able to access the thoughts in his head was so important which is why it's such a good book to have included both the victim's and the bully's perspective.

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All The Things That Could Go Wrong is an absorbing story about bullying and friendship crafted with the right balance of warmth and tension to engage readers in upper KS2. Like most stories, there are two sides to this one and the narrative alternates between the viewpoints of teenagers Alex and Dan. Ok, now that that's off my chest, how about the rest of this book? We are off to a grand start, right? It must be good, right? With a forward plot through the two main characters' perspectives, the stories in this book try to explore how pre-teens face life's problems that they have to find solutions for on their own.Okay, Dan,’ says Mr Francis. ‘I think that’s enough of that. Mr Giles, perhaps you’d like to lead us on to the next tank.’ The class start to walk off with Miss French. ‘Not you, Dan.’ Water’s steaming up into my face. I hear Elliott’s dad beeping the car horn outside and I don’t want to make Mum late because last week she got a warning from her supermarket boss. Only thing is, Dan still wants—needs—to fit in with the other bullies at school. He can’t show Sophie that he doesn’t think Alex is a wimp after all…