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Demolition Dad by Phil Earle and Sara Ogilvie (view source)
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|summary=A wrestling story with heart. Funny and very, very readable!
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The drawings are fun, and the chapters are long enough to feel like a good chapter book, but short enough for bedtime reading sessions! The style is easy to read, and I enjoyed the range of characters, from Jake's best friends through to the local bully boy, along with the promoter of the wrestling (who made me laugh out loud with his inability to get the name of Jake's town right) and, of course, Jake's lovely dad. It's a sweet father-son relationship, and I think it's the sort of story that's attractive to boys but equally readable by girls.
You might also like to try [[The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams and Quentin Blake]] and [[Awful Auntie by David Walliams]]. We also have a review of [[Superhero Street by Phil Earle and Sara Ogilvie]].
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