Maddy Yip’s Guide to Life Sue Cheung

MADDY YIP’S GUIDE TO LIFE BY SUE CHEUNG

Paperback published by Andersen Press 5th August 2021

ISBN 9781539130496

Pages 256

Maddy Yip is perfectly happy in life, until she realises that everyone she knows has a talent – except for her! Maddy is determined to change that, with the help of her brothers, bewildered grandad and her best friend Dev. There are disastrous attempts at breakdancing and playing the recorder, revolting cakes, and a magic disappearing trick that ends up with an escaped guinea pig. Will Maddy ever find her true calling?

MY Review

Maddy Yip’s Guide To Life is hilarious, with fun pictures throughout the story, for age 8 to 11 year olds. The book is a winner of the Diverse Book Award.

This fun exciting adventure about Maddy Yips is the first book in the series.

Maddy’s mum looks after her friends twins Ted and Tod who are very naughty. Maddy has nicked named them Evil Twins.

Maddy has a friend Dev who is her best mate. Maddy and Dev first bonded at infant school.

I burst out laughing at what Maddy says about her fourteen year old brother.

In Maddy Yip’s life is her bezzie friend, and doughnuts that are essential .

I did feel sorry for Maddy as she is rather sad with not being good at anything as everyone is her family have something in the trophy cabinet besides her. It gets even more sad as Maddy is beginning to feel a total loser.

Dev her best friend is asking Maddy questions for his research he asks Maddy if she is psychic, Maddy replies well if I was, I’d know what my flippin talent was, wouldn’t I?

Everyone has a talent for something and I was hooked into this story wondering if Maddy will find her special talent.

Children age from 7+ will love this story all about Maddy Yip and with all the funny brilliant illustrations. This story shows that young children don’t need to have a trophy to be good at something.

I would like to thank the publisher for sending me the paperback to read and review.

About author Sue Cheung

Sue Pickford Cheung is a multi–winning author and illustrator of book for young people of all ages.

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