Friday Barnes 7: Bitter Enemies

Old and new characters make their appearances and really you have to love Mrs Cannon, the world's laziest English teacher - I wonder what might happen if I tried that approach? These are such fun to read and Friday's idiosyncrasies are so goofy as to be endearing. The solid friendships are a great feature of this series, proving you don't need to be pattern made to fit in.

Sue Warren, ReadPlus

Spratt writes with great wit and a remarkable understanding of how annoying clever students and bad-tempered adults can be. She is definitely on Friday’s side, however, so that the reader can always see through the posturing of adults. Good readers from about ten years old will appreciate Friday’s difficulties in a world where the students are able to see what is happening well before the teachers.

Stella Lees, CBCA Reading Time

These are such fun to read and Friday’s idiosyncrasies are so goofy as to be endearing. The solid friendships are a great feature of this series, proving you don’t need to be pattern made to fit in.

OZ_TL Net, Sue Warren