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by Boomert - Mascot Madness! by Andy Griffiths 18 Jan 2010
Bestselling author Andy Griffiths has sold over three million copies of his novels worldwide. Titles include the ‘Just’ series, and The Day My Bum Went Psycho. Mascot Madness! is as funny and as unlikely as his others; revolving around class 5B and their endeavour to win an interschool sports day. Imagine a PE teacher who hints that he’s an Olympic athlete, when all he really did was hand out programs at the Olympics; or a coach from an opposition school who trains their mascot dog to devour bananas on sight—not to mention a teacher who believes he’s a banana! It’s madness! Underlying the absurdity of the novel though, is the message that you should always be optimistic and embrace the power of positive thinking. The message is subtly included but is stated in a way that children will understand the value of it. As is typical of Griffiths’ novels, this story will appeal to the reader’s ‘silly side’, and is to be recommended to anyone who ‘thinks’ they don’t like reading. The storyline is extremely easy to follow and the characters are humorous and uncomplicated, with varying degrees of craziness. This will be a winner. (See interview, page 7).

This review from Australian Bookseller & Publisher magazine (March 2009, Vol 88, No 6.) is reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. © Copyright 2008, Thorpe-Bowker.

Author Biography: Andy Griffiths
Andy Griffiths is one of Australia's funniest and most successful writers. His books have sold more than three million copies worldwide, have featured on The New York Times bestseller lists, and have won over 30 Australian children's choice awards.

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