Future Friend
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- Create Date：2021-03-24 11:22:20
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：David Baddiel
- ISBN：0008334226
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Summary
From million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel comes a laugh-out-loud and inspiring new adventure for all readers of 8 and up that is ahead of its time – 1，001 years ahead， to be precise…
The year is 3020。
Pip@256X#YY。3_7 is lonely and bored: she goes to virtual school on her G-Glasses， she only has a talking cat and parrot to hang out with， and she can’t even leave her LivingSpace due to the extreme heat and floods outside。
Until the day that Pip explores a glowing ring in a lab and finds herself in a warehouse， in 2019。
Where she meets boy-inventor Rahul – who is also lonely and bored。
Together， Rahul and Pip are no longer lonely。 But they have a whole load of new problems， including hiding talking animals from Rahul’s parents， and finding a way back to the future。
Plus – just maybe – saving the world…
Future Friend is a terrifically entertaining time-slip adventure that combines action， laugh-out-loud humour and the importance of friendship， in a story that asks the question – what would happen if your best friend came from the future？
The year is 3020。
Pip@256X#YY。3_7 is lonely and bored: she goes to virtual school on her G-Glasses， she only has a talking cat and parrot to hang out with， and she can’t even leave her LivingSpace due to the extreme heat and floods outside。
Until the day that Pip explores a glowing ring in a lab and finds herself in a warehouse， in 2019。
Where she meets boy-inventor Rahul – who is also lonely and bored。
Together， Rahul and Pip are no longer lonely。 But they have a whole load of new problems， including hiding talking animals from Rahul’s parents， and finding a way back to the future。
Plus – just maybe – saving the world…
Future Friend is a terrifically entertaining time-slip adventure that combines action， laugh-out-loud humour and the importance of friendship， in a story that asks the question – what would happen if your best friend came from the future？
Reviews
Charlie
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A fun， nonsensical kind of read with interesting characters and a non-stop plot。 The kind of book that can be easily recommended to younger readers after humour， adventure， or scifi！
Helen Marsden
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good fast read， fast moving plot。
Lily Smith
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Goo99999oooooooooooo
Katie
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Loved reading this book for storytime， Rahul is such a sweet kid and all the characters are great。
Nic
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⭐️⭐️ stars。 Read this with my 11 year old and neither of us particularly enjoyed it。 There are too many characters and they do not engage you at all。 Added to which， it’s never clear who is talking when， which is an issue when you are reading it out to your child。 Too many odd names like Billy 4（@！;8xjufc and the futuristic stuff is shi@ygksod137You get the drift
Lisa Trollip
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Future Friend is the new adventure from best-selling author David Baddiel。 The hilarious story of Pip and her new best friend Rahul is illustrated by one of our favourite illustrators Steven Lenton。 Both of my kids were transfixed while we read this book together， making it a wonderful choice as both a read aloud title and middle grade book for confident readers。It’s the year 3020 and life is very different to what we know now。 The outside world is a dangerous place with extreme heat and floods Future Friend is the new adventure from best-selling author David Baddiel。 The hilarious story of Pip and her new best friend Rahul is illustrated by one of our favourite illustrators Steven Lenton。 Both of my kids were transfixed while we read this book together， making it a wonderful choice as both a read aloud title and middle grade book for confident readers。It’s the year 3020 and life is very different to what we know now。 The outside world is a dangerous place with extreme heat and floods keeping Pip housebound in her LivingSpace。 She goes to virtual school on her G-Glasses and her only friends are a talking cat and parrot。 But that all changes when she is transported to a warehouse in 2019 where she meets a boy inventor named Rahul。The two curious children quickly become friends as they work together to find a way back to the future。 We laughed out loud as Pip explored Rahul’s world with both trepidation and excitement， with extra belly laughs always reserved for Dag the parrot and Squeezy-Paws the cat who the duo must do their best to hide from Rahul’s parents。This time-traveling adventure is as creative as it is funny， and if you think your child will enjoy reading more about RoboClones， ImageSuits that render you invisible， GravityLess Boots， MindLinks and even Bean Pants then you’re definitely going to want to jump into the time portal and travel 1001 years back with your new Future Friend Pip。 。。。more
B
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I always enjoy a good book by Baddiel。 Light-hearted and heartwarming a book about believing in one's self and having friends that will always support you。 I always enjoy a good book by Baddiel。 Light-hearted and heartwarming a book about believing in one's self and having friends that will always support you。 。。。more
Samaire
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved it！ It was weird that when Pip came back Rahul was famous even if he lived in the past。
Theo
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Amazing book。 good plot，funny characters and all you need to get right into a good book is a good read。 Got my stamp of approval。
Lily
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1st book in 2021 out of a 104。Overall I thought the book was good， easy read。 I loved the ending。
Sophia
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AMAZING
Grace Cox
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A world is in peril， viruses running rampant。 The environment going through drastic changes and the world becoming over populated。 Sounds v much like the world we live in today， doesn't it？ But this is normal to Pip who lives in 3020 until one day she travels to 2019 where she meets and befriends Rahul。 Rahul is a wonderful inventor。 Pip and Rahul must work together to get her back to her own time。 Will they be successful？ Can they help Pip's world？A wonderful， exciting read from the brilliant a A world is in peril， viruses running rampant。 The environment going through drastic changes and the world becoming over populated。 Sounds v much like the world we live in today， doesn't it？ But this is normal to Pip who lives in 3020 until one day she travels to 2019 where she meets and befriends Rahul。 Rahul is a wonderful inventor。 Pip and Rahul must work together to get her back to her own time。 Will they be successful？ Can they help Pip's world？A wonderful， exciting read from the brilliant and creative mind of David Baddiel。 。。。more
Minnie and Smudge
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Good but there is some confusing moment
Lyndallanne
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A side-splittingly funny novel about a girl named Pip who gets sent back in time from 3020 to 2019 via a。。。。toilet！ She meets Rahul and together they try to find a way to return Pip to the future。 A beautiful story about friendship that also encourages readers to consider what the future of our planet might be。
Ben Wilson
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Great family friendly book。
Charliy Fox
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I absolutely love this book， it is perfect for 2020/2021！
Atharv Bagga
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I liked this book as it is a little bit funny and futuristic。
Georgia
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Great book， recommend if you love comedy。
Alice Fay
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4。5*
WhatBookNext 。com
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Life in 3020 is very different to the one we know now。 People live in sparse hi-rise type buildings。 No-one leaves these buildings as the world is too hot outside。 The sky is red， all food is manufactured in labs， and no animals are on the menu。 School is via The Grid， （the internet） and so is much of human interaction。Pip@256X#YY。3_7 wishes she had some excitement in her life。 Sure she can talk to others through the Grid， has the use of amazing technology we can barely imagine， and can have ext Life in 3020 is very different to the one we know now。 People live in sparse hi-rise type buildings。 No-one leaves these buildings as the world is too hot outside。 The sky is red， all food is manufactured in labs， and no animals are on the menu。 School is via The Grid， （the internet） and so is much of human interaction。Pip@256X#YY。3_7 wishes she had some excitement in her life。 Sure she can talk to others through the Grid， has the use of amazing technology we can barely imagine， and can have extensive conversations with her cat and parrot。 She would much rather meet people in real life and go outside whenever she wanted - just like they did in her favourite part of her history lessons， the 21st century。Pip has a Robotclone called Pip2。 This android is identical to Pip and has grown with her as she has grown， just like an identical twin。 Still， Pip wonders what a real friend would be like。One day Pip's inventor/scientist parents have a malfunction in their Homelab。 Smoke pours through their Houseunit， and they grab the wrong Pip before closing themselves into a safe area。 The real Pip grabs this rare opportunity to look at what her parents have been working on in their lab。 What she discovers throws her backwards a thousand years！In 2019， a young inventor called Rahul is suddenly faced with a human appearing out of a stack of toilet seats stacked against his family business warehouse wall。 He's not sure whether it's boy or girl （boys and girls in the year 3020 dress and cut their hair the same）， but both Pip and Rahul are very confused。 They are soon shaking their heads in awe and disbelief as they try to get their heads around this time-travel trip。Rahul wants her to hide， but Pip is keen to experience everything she has learned about。 School， sports and actually just being outside exceeds her expectations， but 2019 food doesn't agree with her。 All the while they are planning on getting her home again。 With a dozen problems to overcome， the biggest is that her busy， distracted parents haven't realised that Robotclone Pip has stepped into their daughter's place for real！Can Rahul get his invention brain into gear in time？ Why is a strange boy called Gunther following them around at school？ What will they do if they can't find Pip food she can eat without feeling ill？Future Friend connects two kids 1000 years apart。 Both are feeling lonely and wanting a real friend in their life。 The year 3020 gives us an interesting outlook on the future with intelligent animals who talk （and squabble） with one another， amazing technology that cancels out many of the products and processes of today， and a reality check with a glimpse of our possible future。The year 2019 is how we know it， where we meet Rahul and his family， a conspiracy theorist and his son， and then experience the trials and tribulations of keeping Pip's true identity secret while trying to reconnect her to 3020。Funny， thoughtful and full of adventure， Future Friend will take you on a time-travel trip of laughs and gasps。 The animals are hilarious， the tech gob smacking and the family antics entertaining。Author - David BaddielIllustrator - Steven LentonAge - 7+ 。。。more
Katy Noyes
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Friendship story with relevancy， some great details and familiar faces。Baddiel sets all of his stories around characters in the same school。 I love this， the familiarity but a difference focus each time on someone new and with their own tale to tell。 Rahul has been seen before， in The Taylor Turbochaser as the inventor of said machine， but here he gets his own story and his inventions again take centre stage。He is more than a little nonplussed one day when he meets a strange-looking girl， introd Friendship story with relevancy， some great details and familiar faces。Baddiel sets all of his stories around characters in the same school。 I love this， the familiarity but a difference focus each time on someone new and with their own tale to tell。 Rahul has been seen before， in The Taylor Turbochaser as the inventor of said machine， but here he gets his own story and his inventions again take centre stage。He is more than a little nonplussed one day when he meets a strange-looking girl， introducing herself as Pip@256X#YY。3_7。 Eh？ Yes， that's her name。 And Pip （thank goodness the Audible voices don't have to say the whole thing every time！） comes from the future。 A future where she can't even go outside because of extreme weather conditions， attends a virtual school， has robotic pets。。。 and has accidentally managed to conveniently transport herself a thousand （and one） years into the past， at the feet of an inventor her own age。As always， I love the details of future worlds， seeing the terms， devices and societies authors dream up。 And this is a slightly depressing one， one children will be able to see as possible unfortunately。 But now Pip is stuck in Rahul's time， and might need his help in getting back。 And just maybe his special skills could prove useful。Baddiel narrates with a team of actors very engagingly， with spirit and portraying the children， adults and robot characters with flair。 It's chatty and doesn't try to hard to be funny but always does remain entertainingly so。 A refreshing story from him， it wasn't so much about issues between parents/teachers and the students of the school this time， though we do see Rahul's （familiar sounding！） parents a few times and watch Pip join Rahul in classes （pretending to be a German exchange student）。 I liked the slant of this， the raising of environmental issues and making readers think about long-term effects， on future generations。My 9-year-old son （and his little brother） listened raptly in the car over a couple of weeks， and was clearly quite intent on the story， smiling along and laughing at particular passages。 We all enjoyed the ending， I actually had a lump in my throat。A great addition to the Baddiel back catalogue， and a pleasure to listen to via Audible。 For ages 8-12。With thanks to Nudge Books for providing a sample Audible copy。 。。。more
Denise Newton
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https://denisenewtonwrites。com/？p=2354Future Friend deals with some big themes， with an emphasis on friendship， humour and working together to take care of the future planet。 It’s a perfect way for youngsters to embark on some enjoyable and accessible sci-fi reading。Future FriendDavid Baddiel https://denisenewtonwrites。com/？p=2354Future Friend deals with some big themes， with an emphasis on friendship， humour and working together to take care of the future planet。 It’s a perfect way for youngsters to embark on some enjoyable and accessible sci-fi reading。Future FriendDavid Baddiel 。。。more
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