Max Magic: the Sunday Times bestselling debut from Stephen Mulhern!

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This is probably tailored more to school children but regardless me and my little sister loved this book! Along with his co-author Tom Easton, Stephen has written a book that is easy to read, engaging, and funny.

Taking on both the school bully and those Crayfish Brothers and his positive look on how to get through. I'm sure there will be more Max Magic adventures to come, hopefully without any mention of guns or knives. I was so wrapped up into this story about Max, I wanted to know if everything changes and if Max would be successful to stop the boy at school bullying him, and if he can stop the controlling adult bullies the Crayfish twins.

I’m an adult and I throughly enjoyed every page my self and definitely want to read more about Max in the future. With engaging black and white illustrations as well as a dyslexia friendly layout this book is perfect for every child to enjoy!

As w ell as his TV career, Stephen is an experienced all-round entertainer, having performed his very ow n magic and one-man variety show s up and dow n the country for the past 12 years.Although there is a lot of fun interwoven into the story, there are also themes and references which are dark and disturbing (bullying, intimidation, extortion, the use of knives and guns) and for this reason I’d be concerned about a young child reading it on their own. I wasn't sure what I was going to think about this book - getting 'real' magical powers isn't an option for kids getting bullied in real life, so I wondered if it was going to have tips on how to deal with bullies, but I was pleasantly surprised.

Now his dad is having to pay a large sum of money to the twins, or he will lose his stall, and Max feels like it's all his fault. Then a run-in with Bottley at his parents' market stall gets Max into even bigger trouble - now the notorious East End gangsters the Crayfish Twins are after him! Then a run-in with Bottley at his parents' market stall gets Max into even bigger trouble—now the notorious East End gangsters the Crayfish Twins are after him! A zany, fast pace tale that is sure to grab kids attention and also subtly deals with issues like bullying and being different and embracing it. What I feel slightly less sure about is how many will appreciate the use of Cockney rhyming slang, especially if this is the first time they’ve come across it, so this reinforces my belief that the story will probably be best appreciated if an adult is on hand to explain it more clearly.Max is a great main character, and I can't wait to find out more about his family - each of them could easily be a main character in their own book. Although I am not the target audience for Max Magic I really enjoyed this entertaining book about friends working together and using their skills to defeat bullies.