Worst. Holiday. Ever
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- Author：Charlie Higson
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Summary
*A hilarious new book from the bestselling children's author - Adrian Mole for the new generation！*
Stan is going on holiday to Italy with his （fifth） best friend Felix and a load of strangers。
Stan is absolutely terrified。
Luckily， his mum's given him an emergency list that includes how to survive a shark attack， and what to do if he gets kidnapped。
Stan thinks that a better list would include how to cope with odd food， and what to do if he accidentally calls Felix's mum 'mum' in front of everybody。
And it soon turns out Italy is full of dangers and things that can go wrong。
One thing's for certain， Stan's not going to come back the same boy he left。 He just hope he comes back at all 。 。 。
Worst。 Holiday。 Ever is a story about facing fears， dealing with worries， and how it's OK to be anxious， scared， and sometimes a little bit brave。
Stan is going on holiday to Italy with his （fifth） best friend Felix and a load of strangers。
Stan is absolutely terrified。
Luckily， his mum's given him an emergency list that includes how to survive a shark attack， and what to do if he gets kidnapped。
Stan thinks that a better list would include how to cope with odd food， and what to do if he accidentally calls Felix's mum 'mum' in front of everybody。
And it soon turns out Italy is full of dangers and things that can go wrong。
One thing's for certain， Stan's not going to come back the same boy he left。 He just hope he comes back at all 。 。 。
Worst。 Holiday。 Ever is a story about facing fears， dealing with worries， and how it's OK to be anxious， scared， and sometimes a little bit brave。
Reviews
Bea Turvey
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Stan is going on holiday with Felix， who is not his best friend。 Stan has never been away from home， away from his family， away from his routine。The story， told in the first person， slowly reveals an anxious young boy who likes to makes lists， likes order and likes routine， primarily because he does not know how to cope outside of his comfort zone， which is a very small， restricted area。 Slowly， we come to realise these restrictions have been partially imposed upon him and the holiday teaches hi Stan is going on holiday with Felix， who is not his best friend。 Stan has never been away from home， away from his family， away from his routine。The story， told in the first person， slowly reveals an anxious young boy who likes to makes lists， likes order and likes routine， primarily because he does not know how to cope outside of his comfort zone， which is a very small， restricted area。 Slowly， we come to realise these restrictions have been partially imposed upon him and the holiday teaches him how to cope without his usual safety nets in place。I initially thought this is unlike any of Charlie Higson's other books， but in a way it is exactly the same - we have a boy who has to cope with the unknown （unknown to him）， who goes on an adventure， is without parental supervision and finds himself in frightening （to him） situations。 All delivered with Charlie's dry wit and reluctant spirit。 。。。more
Andrew Johnston
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Funny， sad and uplifting in places。 Years 6-8 will love this book， I though it was decent， albeit something of a departure from Higsons usual work for young people。
Bina Maldé
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A story about childhood anxiety， friendships and family。
Theediscerning
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This was probably great for the target audience， but I couldn't get into this at all。 I was expecting something that would be wonderful for anybody to read， adults and children alike， as the best of books are， but no。 This is pitched young， and nothing else。 To the target reader， then， this is a semi-relatable tale， told by a semi-relatable kid， who's nervous of absolutely everything and in absolutely every situation， semi-forced to go to Italy for a villa holiday with a 'friend' from school。 To This was probably great for the target audience， but I couldn't get into this at all。 I was expecting something that would be wonderful for anybody to read， adults and children alike， as the best of books are， but no。 This is pitched young， and nothing else。 To the target reader， then， this is a semi-relatable tale， told by a semi-relatable kid， who's nervous of absolutely everything and in absolutely every situation， semi-forced to go to Italy for a villa holiday with a 'friend' from school。 To the adult this is a weakly-plotted splurge of observational stand-up （"aren't airport shops bad？ Why can't I be an adult and allowed to swear？" etc ad infinitum）， featuring the world's least likeable child。So by the time we do finally see what the book is actually about – and it's not a child's-eye view of adults on holiday， or even how our hero finally gets to talk to girls and not come out of it with egg on his face – we've had too many chances to ditch this， and no foreshadowing that there is a different aspect to it all。 It's about letting go and letting life pull you along， and how you have a choice in how firmly you doing any steering。 And how adults （and boy the adults here need a slap just as much as the sad sack kid does） don't know it all。 That could have come across marvellously – and I dare say if my balls were still dropping it might have done to my taste – but at this remove， it wasn't much fun at all。 The kid's narration was so full of verbal diarrhoea， and lists to pretend it wasn't just a stand-up routine， I ended up skimming this in record time。 One and a half stars from me， a potential four stars from my younger， alternative-universe self。 。。。more
Charley Whelan
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As the saying goes- “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone”。 This light-hearted， delightful read personifies that notion。 We follow the narrative of Stan， a 12-year old young boy that despite himself， revels in being cautionary， reflective and hesitant in all his endeavours， no matter how big or small。 Against his better judgment， he agrees to a holiday with his friend， Felix and his family。 Slowly but surely， as Stan is launched into situations in which he thought would provide the worst As the saying goes- “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone”。 This light-hearted， delightful read personifies that notion。 We follow the narrative of Stan， a 12-year old young boy that despite himself， revels in being cautionary， reflective and hesitant in all his endeavours， no matter how big or small。 Against his better judgment， he agrees to a holiday with his friend， Felix and his family。 Slowly but surely， as Stan is launched into situations in which he thought would provide the worst possible outcomes， he realises that he is braver and nobler than he had given himself credit for。 A real uplifting read that makes you want to take ‘that’ risk。 Many thanks to Penguin and Net Galley for this ARC- it was very much enjoyed！ 。。。more
Dawn Woods
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I loved this book。 Stan’s family are very conservative。 Mum is protective， they are not well off， and as a consequence Stan’s life experience is very limited。 This changes when he goes on holiday to Italy with his friend’s family。Stan writes endless lists of things not to do， to be aware of， to stay away from， listing all the food he won’t touch， all the activities he wouldn’t consider， thinking this helps his anxiety。 It certainly helps the reader to see the extent of his obsessions。 However， m I loved this book。 Stan’s family are very conservative。 Mum is protective， they are not well off， and as a consequence Stan’s life experience is very limited。 This changes when he goes on holiday to Italy with his friend’s family。Stan writes endless lists of things not to do， to be aware of， to stay away from， listing all the food he won’t touch， all the activities he wouldn’t consider， thinking this helps his anxiety。 It certainly helps the reader to see the extent of his obsessions。 However， much on these lists has to be crossed off when he finds himself in circumstances he never would have chosen， but finds it impossible to escape from。 But ‘the fear of it was worse than the actual cold water’ and Stan discovers that without trying new experiences he can’t know if he will enjoy them or not。He manages to overcome many fears and helps others in the process。 He realises what adults know that – ‘Adults aren’t really any more sorted out than us kids’， although children never think this whilst young。This book is about family life。 There is no such thing as a perfect family。 Each unit blunders through in their own way and Stan discovers this is normal。 It’s a book about being brave and taking charge of your own life， and the humour mixed with the empathy is a perfect mix。 。。。more
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