Max Magic: the Sunday Times bestselling debut from Stephen Mulhern!

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He has performed for some of the most recognised people in the w orld, including Her Majesty the Queen! Inspired by Stephen Mulhern's incredible story of his journey to becoming a magician, performer and TV star. When masked magician Mr Mysterio enters the competition, Max suspects that something strange is going on. Biography: Stephen Mulhern (Author) Stephen Mulhern is one of the most in-demand television presenters today, with a string of smash-hit television show s including Catchphrase, In For a Penny and Rolling In It. How this book made me feel: I see that this book was written by a famous person (have no idea who he is) but the story was not something extraordinary.

To make it illustrated as well was very clever, I can imagine that a youngster with dyslexia would find a real comfort in the words they find difficult to read come to life in the pictures. I think that Stephen Mulhern has done an incredible job of writing in his story with bulling scenes.He helps his dad on the market and often uses his magic to wow passers-by to help sell some of the toys from the stall. This book is predominantly aimed at younger readers and this shows in the cover and size of the font and writing style. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. His only obstacle is the local bully Bottley, who he has a run-in with at his parent's market stall.

It is a wonderful tale that they have created and I am sure there will be more in this series to come. The schoolboy, bully knows Max helps out on his dad’s market stall, so he heads for the stall and causes mayhem at the market were he ruins the clothes the Crayfish twins are wearing. With a threat to destroy their toy stall its a race against time for Max and his friends to pay back the money they owe for the suit. There are a few illustrations within the book, similar to those you’d find in any book for readers of this age (I’d say anywhere from 7-12 years, depending on reading level).

Some aspects of the story feel a bit outdated (including the playground bully and the “Crayfish Twins”) and hard to relate to modern childhood but that often doesn’t bother a younger reader. What follows is a magical adventure where Max, his friends and his dog, Lucky, create the greatest plan to get the money and save Max's dad's stall. but children are very discerning, and they won't stick with a book they aren't enjoying the way an adult might.

A chase through the market ensues and he falls foul of the Crayfish twins and their suit gets ruined.It was nice we got to see Max enjoying his hobby and how he wasn't willing to give up and I'm sure young children will love reading about the magic but it wasn't integrated very seamlessly into the story and at times felt like it was there for the sake of it.

However I don't listen to this conformity of adults not being able to read fun middle grade books because there is a lot of fun often had in these books I might otherwise miss out on. I thought it was also a nice touch that instructions on how to perform certain magic tricks are included at the end of the book. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.I am so excited to read more books like this and am hoping that this goes on to becoming a series as i'd love to see more of Max! Applicability of cancellation rights: Legal rights of cancellation under the Distance Selling Regulations available for UK or EU consumers do not apply to certain products and services.