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Lions & Liars

By: Kate Beasley
Narrated by: Robbie Daymond
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 Frederick Frederickson has a food-chain theory about life. There are lions, like the school bully. Gazelles, like the bullied kids. There are meerkats, and the fleas that live on the butts of meerkats. Frederick's a flea.

Fifth grade is off to a terrible start when Frederick is sent to a disciplinary camp for troublesome boys. His fellow troop mates-Nosebleed, Specs, The Professor, and little-yet-lethal Ant Bite-are terrifying. But in between trust-building exercises and midnight escape attempts, a tenuous friendship grows between them. Which is lucky, because a Category 5 hurricane is coming and everyone will have to work together-lions and fleas alike-to survive!

Kate Beasley outdoes herself in this hilarious, whip-smart tale of brotherhood, survival, and what it really means to be a friend. Action & Adventure Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Survival Stories Witty Funny
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Holes-like camp story, a story about discovering who your friends are... and yourself.

Frederick Frederickson really NEEDS his family holiday on the cruise ship. He's feeling like a 'flea on the butt of a meerkat', not the lion the middle-school dodgeball star is. But a storm cancels his holiday plans and he ends up accidentally 'borrowing' a friend's boat and lost down the river, near a disciplinary camp. Mistaken for a notorious trouble-maker, Frederick gets to know some of the other boys and enjoys feeling like a 'lion' for a change, using his stolen reputation to his advantage.

Of course, adversity always has to offer a challenge to a protagonist, and this book is no exception - Frederick may get the chance to understand what a real friend is, and who he really is.

A flawed 'hero', one who you can't quite get behind but to empathise with. Some funny camp scenes that ring true. An exciting climax and some satisfying character development.

I listened to the Audible version of this, which was a pleasurable few hours, a narrator who gave a young-sounding performance, and made Frederick sound a little whiny though still likeable as an underdog.

I would say this would suit a 10-13 year old best, fans of Holes will like the camp setting. A fairly mature look at what a friend is.

With thanks to Nudge Books for providing a sample Audible copy.

Holes-like camp story about friendship

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