Kangaroo Kids

[Darren Thomas]

Anyone had the pleasure of reading this... what a shame there was neer a second book to!

[Janet]

I haven't heard of this. Can you provide a bit more info - like the author's name, perhaps!

 

Also give us a bit of detail. What's it about? Who is it aimed at (it sounds like another children's book - you've also posted about Jacqueline Wilson and Harry Potter tonight).

[Darren Thomas]

I haven't heard of this. Can you provide a bit more info - like the author's name, perhaps!

 

Also give us a bit of detail. What's it about? Who is it aimed at (it sounds like another children's book - you've also posted about Jacqueline Wilson and Harry Potter tonight).

 

It is by Patricia Bernard.

 

It is about a boy whose dad has died meaning his mum wants to move back to the city instead of staying at the farm.

 

His mum rents a house from a sleazy owner and his neighbours consist of a crying baby and a bad tempered man and his timid wife.

 

He makes friends with an old woman and a young girl and he make enemies at his new high school.

 

He resucues a Kangaroo and hides it at home from everyone until his friends finds out then he lets his other friend in on the secret.

 

The bad kids at school then decide to kidnap the Kangaroo and some chapters later the story ends, great dialougue between the characters.

[Janet]

Sounds interesting.

 

I've just looked her up on Wikipedia, and she has had lots of books published, but she doesn't seem to be currently published in the UK, as far as I can see.