The Amazing Edie Eckhart
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- Author：Rosie Jones
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Summary
Edie Eckhart might be wobbly， but she's not going to let that stop her！ A sparky middle-grade series from TV comedian Rosie Jones。 Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and DORK DIARIES。
"Do you like chicken？" Oscar asked me。 I nodded。 "Then take a wing。" Oscar offered me his arm and we linked each other into the school hall。
Edie has Cerebral palsy， but she's used to it because she's spent her whole life being a bit wobbly。 She can't wait to start secondary school with her best friend Oscar and share sausage rolls with him at breaktime。 But when Oscar scuppers these plans by getting his first ever girlfriend， GROSS， Edie eventually decides to stop feeling sorry for herself and find a boyfriend， so she can prove to Oscar she's grown up too。 She muses: 'when Thor was stripped of his power and banished to Earth by Odin， did he mope around and throw his hammer out of the pram？ No he got on with it， bossed around Earth and found love like an absolute legend'。
But while she's plotting， she accidentally gets cast as the lead role in the school play。 As Edie devotes her time to the performing arts， she finds a new friend， as well as talents - and feelings - she never knew she had。 She soon realises that life in the spotlight might just be her thing after all。。。
"Do you like chicken？" Oscar asked me。 I nodded。 "Then take a wing。" Oscar offered me his arm and we linked each other into the school hall。
Edie has Cerebral palsy， but she's used to it because she's spent her whole life being a bit wobbly。 She can't wait to start secondary school with her best friend Oscar and share sausage rolls with him at breaktime。 But when Oscar scuppers these plans by getting his first ever girlfriend， GROSS， Edie eventually decides to stop feeling sorry for herself and find a boyfriend， so she can prove to Oscar she's grown up too。 She muses: 'when Thor was stripped of his power and banished to Earth by Odin， did he mope around and throw his hammer out of the pram？ No he got on with it， bossed around Earth and found love like an absolute legend'。
But while she's plotting， she accidentally gets cast as the lead role in the school play。 As Edie devotes her time to the performing arts， she finds a new friend， as well as talents - and feelings - she never knew she had。 She soon realises that life in the spotlight might just be her thing after all。。。
Reviews
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Edie has cerebral palsy， but she's never let it slow her down。 Together with best friend/neighbour Oscar， she can handle anything life throws at her - just maybe a bit slowly， and with some falling down along the way。 But she doesn't care！ It's about getting back up again！But then they start secondary school， and Oscar is separated from her for the first time ever。 And then he starts making new friends， and even-yuck-a girlfriend！ Left alone， Edie slowly starts testing the limits of her independ Edie has cerebral palsy， but she's never let it slow her down。 Together with best friend/neighbour Oscar， she can handle anything life throws at her - just maybe a bit slowly， and with some falling down along the way。 But she doesn't care！ It's about getting back up again！But then they start secondary school， and Oscar is separated from her for the first time ever。 And then he starts making new friends， and even-yuck-a girlfriend！ Left alone， Edie slowly starts testing the limits of her independence。 Trouble is it's all so confusing out there。。。You've probably heard this already， but just in case you haven't; Edie has cerebral palsy， just like the author of this novel， Rosie Jones。 You're probably seen Rosie around if you're into any of the comedy panel shows; she's often on Dave or the BBCs， being really quite extraordinarily funny。 Her humour translates beautifully into this book。Edie is strong， and clever， and brave。 She's also stubborn and strong willed and occasionally a little too sure of herself - aren't we all some times！ She cares very deeply for her friends and likes to make new ones - well， as an introvert I can't really empathise there， but it fits her personality beautifully。 Her friends were all so nice too - I kept expecting a bully to jump up somewhere， but I think I've been reading too much American YA！I love the little bits of information we get as well。 For instance， I didn't know that cerebral palsy is non-degenerative。。。I thought you could get worse with it over time。 I'm glad to have learned a new fact！I think this series is going to do really well， and I'll be here to cheer Edie （and Rosie） on with every volume。Note: This book will be illustrated。 My copy didn't have illustrations included， so I can't comment on them fully， but I've seen sneak peeks that look great。 PARENTS be aware， these eleven and twelve year old characters talk about boyfriends and girlfriends and there is a small amount of kissing。 There's also a huge amount of friends being awesome to each other。 。。。more
Sophie Brown
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The Amazing Edie Eckhart is a fantastic middle-grade story about Edie， who is just starting out at secondary school。 The book is the debut from Rosie Jones， a popular British comedian。Edie is an average eleven-year-old girl; she has a loving family and a best friend named Oscar who shares her love of sausage rolls and Marvel films。 She also has cerebral palsy which makes her a little wobbly， more likely to fall over， and a little slower at talking。 Edie has always relied on Oscar to help her out The Amazing Edie Eckhart is a fantastic middle-grade story about Edie， who is just starting out at secondary school。 The book is the debut from Rosie Jones， a popular British comedian。Edie is an average eleven-year-old girl; she has a loving family and a best friend named Oscar who shares her love of sausage rolls and Marvel films。 She also has cerebral palsy which makes her a little wobbly， more likely to fall over， and a little slower at talking。 Edie has always relied on Oscar to help her out – he even carries a special box around with him that includes plasters and spare tights – but at their new school they are put into separate classes and Edie realizes she won’t always be able to rely on him anymore。Initially reluctant to be without her BFF， Edie argues with the school， but as Oscar begins trying out new hobbies， making new friends， and even getting a girlfriend， Edie begins to wonder if she had been allowing her disability and her reliance on Oscar as an excuse not to push her own limits。 When an unexpected opportunity presents itself， Edie discovers that she has previously unrecognized talents and interests， and even begins to make some new friends of her own， but can she do it all without losing her best friend in the process？This was an outstanding book from a new author who also lives with cerebral palsy， giving the story real insight into the experiences of a disabled tween taking those first big steps into real independence。 Edie’s disability is obviously a key element of her story， but it never takes over to *become* the story。 Instead， we see how Edie faces some big changes in her life， dealing with the occasional unthinking comment or obstacle as a result of her cerebral palsy but being a very average tween girl at the same time。 This is very far from the kind of “inspiration porn” stories that are often shared regarding disability and is instead a story that is genuinely heartwarming and also laugh-out-loud funny， Sophie was also surprised and delighted to spot some strong， unexpected LGBTQ representation here too。Sophie loved this one and is already hoping for more middle-grade books from Rosie Jones in the future and more from Edie Eckhart too。 。。。more
Victoria Davies
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This was a book that I couldn’t put down once I started it。 It is fast paced and there were no parts that dragged。 I really like that this story has a strong lead character who has cerebral palsy。 Despite the obvious reference to the disability in the story it is not a pitty story。 Edie is determined and she doesn’t let things stand in her way。 However it takes some friends to point out that just maybe she does use her disability to hold herself back。 This is a brilliant coming of age book about This was a book that I couldn’t put down once I started it。 It is fast paced and there were no parts that dragged。 I really like that this story has a strong lead character who has cerebral palsy。 Despite the obvious reference to the disability in the story it is not a pitty story。 Edie is determined and she doesn’t let things stand in her way。 However it takes some friends to point out that just maybe she does use her disability to hold herself back。 This is a brilliant coming of age book about the trials of starting secondary school， making new friends and finding out who you really are。 This book covers a range of important issues from disability to sexuality。 This is all done in subtle and well handled ways that make it relevant to the readers。 I think there are many children who would see them selves in this book。 It is a feel good story and I hope that there are more in the series。 I would recommend this book to others， I would recommend it for 11+ readers。 。。。more
Kate Henderson
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As a massive fan of Rosie Jones， I was super excited when I saw that she had released a children's book。 Even more excited when I found out that the central character of said book would have cerebral palsy。 The disability that Rosie Jones lives with。 I sped through this book， and immediately fell in love with the protagonist Edie Eckhart。 I loved how ballsy she was， and that the disability wasn't central to the plot。 I also enjoyed the fact that the school were putting on a show too！ There is so As a massive fan of Rosie Jones， I was super excited when I saw that she had released a children's book。 Even more excited when I found out that the central character of said book would have cerebral palsy。 The disability that Rosie Jones lives with。 I sped through this book， and immediately fell in love with the protagonist Edie Eckhart。 I loved how ballsy she was， and that the disability wasn't central to the plot。 I also enjoyed the fact that the school were putting on a show too！ There is so much within this book， and as a secondary school teacher I loved how Jones had written about the first year of secondary school。 It felt incredibly real， and I'm sure lots of young readers will relate to the situations Edie Eckhart finds herself in。 I have read a lot of YA and middle grade books， and they always fit to the same generic formula。 This book felt so modern， and fresh。 As expected with Rosie Jones as the author the book is incredibly funny too。I absolutely loved reading this， and it felt like a warm hug！ I will definitely be recommending to my students。 。。。more
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