This book is so much fun!
When Maud's rat escapes in the middle of the class it's the last straw and she get's transferred from Primrose Towers to Rotwood Middle School. Everyone at Primrose (including Maud's sister) is lovely and girly and not into anything gross like bugs or rats, but Maud loves them and doesn't fit in at all. In contrast, Everyone at Rotwood seems to have a thing for dressing up as if it's Halloween and the school is all creepy and dark. Maud starts to suspect that there's something weird going on at Rotwood and soon learns that she has to prove herself to her teacher if she is to stay. To do this she has to successfully scare him but he isn't the easiest to scare and the traditional things such as vampires and ghosts won't work here (but perhaps a pink tutu might come in handy...).
This book is brilliant. I never expected to enjoy this as much as I did. It's like Horrid Henry for girls but personally I think it's better. It's great for younger children and is set to be a series which I'm sure will prove to be popular.
I give it 9/10
Title: Monstrous Maud: Big Fright
Author: A.B. Saddlewick
Publisher: Buster Books
5-8 Children's Fiction
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