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While visiting an elderly neighbour, Maxwell comes across a mysterious cabinet of curiosities and suddenly finds himself erased from his life: it's as if he's never existed.
The Day I Was Erased - Lisa Thompson (UK) - Google Books
He’s a total menace to his teachers and big sister, but has a soft side, too: he rescued his dog, Monster, from being run over and checks on his elderly neighbour after school. It was published in the UK in January 2017, where it was a Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month and went on to become a bestseller. Ook zit er goede karakterontwikkeling in, en ook andere goede en belangrijke onderwerpen, zoals pesten en ruziënde ouders.This book reminded me of some of the books written by Andrew Norriss so you might enjoy this if you liked his books.
The Day I Was Erased | Summer Reading Challenge The Day I Was Erased | Summer Reading Challenge
It’s an interesting concept to look at how life might be if you never existed and the experience helps Maxwell see that, as well as his naughty side, he has good qualities that do make a difference to people’s lives.I remember being utterly gobsmacked that a simple book, with words on a page, could be so powerful that it could make me sob. It’s another terrific Thompson read to be enjoyed and recommended to all middle-grade fiction readers, or anyone who just enjoys a great story. Maxwell could be seen as quite an unlikeable character, but you manage to make us feel sympathy throughout for him. The only safety net he has is an elderly neighbour, Reg, who suffers from memory loss (I won't say much more in case of spoilers). My favourite character was Reg who used to be Maxwell's elderly neighbour because he is kind, owns lots of random objects and he understands how Maxwell feels.
The Day I Was Erased by Lisa Thompson | Waterstones
Maxwell is a deeply caring, loving child - he loves the dog he rescued, he provides great comfort to his sister when she is bullied and he has befriended a forgetful old man, Reg.But Thompson cleverly shifts our attitude as we realise his behaviour is a result of his parents’ constant arguments.
The Day I Was Erased by Lisa Thompson Recommended Edition The Day I Was Erased by Lisa Thompson Recommended Edition
I think if books are read in the class then children are more inclined to pick up a book to read for themselves. Perfect for PSHE topics and just to read for pleasure, it is clear to see Lisa Thompson is here to stay and I for one am overjoyed. Certo se avesse le stesse attenzioni e accortezze per il suo ‘migliore amico’ sarebbe giusto, ma Max fatica a capire cosa è giusto e cosa sbagliato, tanto che gli sembra normale chiamarlo Charlie Nerd e dire che è un vero sfigato. in a way: he's still alive and so are all the people in his life, but none of them know him and their lives are very different. It's important to build narratives around topics that are difficult to talk about openly with children.
The story really gets going when our main man Maxwell outdoes himself by ruining a huge school event which is being televised. I think I mention in the first chapter that his parents have post-it notes on the food in the fridge because they can’t even bear each other enough to share.
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