Penny Dreadful Is a Complete Catastrophe

Penny Dreadful #2

by Joanna Nadin

My name is not actually Penny Dreadful. It is Penelope Jones. The 'Dreadful' bit is my dad's JOKE. But it is not even true that I am dreadful... honest. You see, the DISASTER with Rooney, our class rat, might not have been such a DISASTER if it wasn't for Cosmo Moon Webster and his Amazing Maze. AND it is utterly not my fault that the Patented Burglar Trap accidentally tripped Gran over, so her bone went snap. ALSO, I only took Barry the cat to the hospital so he could revive Gran with The Power Of Pets. How was I to know it would be a Complete CATastrophe?

Genres: Childrens

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2011

About the author

Joanna Nadin is an English author of juvenile fiction best known for the Rachel Riley series of teenage novels Based on Nadin's own childhood, the series follows the comedic narration of a 13-year-old girl.

Nadin has also written several books of juvenile fiction. These include two books for the Oxford University Press "Project X" series designed to encourage boys to read.

Nadin previously worked as a policy writer for the Labour Party (UK).In 2001, she became a special adviser to Tony Blair.

As a child I buried myself in books both at home in Essex and at my grandparents’ houses in Cornwall, where I spent a large part of my time, and where many of my stories are now set. Books and later films were an escape not just from where I was but who I was, which, as I saw it, was pretty much a geek. They gave me the freedom to become someone else, from George in the Famous Five to Velvet Brown winning the Grand National to Baby dancing the Chachacha with Johnny Castle.

Reviews

[Nahid Shamsi · Rating 3 out of 5]

My niece and I have read this this book. She always tell " what a exciting and funny book!! But she ranked only 3 stars!!!!".😂😂

[Adele Broadbent · Rating 3 out of 5]

Penny Jones is called Penny Dreadful by her father as she is a magnet for Disaster. Well meaning Penny tells 3 stories in this hilarious book about losing the class rat, taking a small 2 headed dinosaur skeleton to school for show and tell and trying to cheer up her gran in hospital by taking her cat barney to visit – all with disastrous results.

I loved the way Penny tells the story in great big long sentences hardly without a breath just like many under 10 year old girls do!
Penny Dreadful is hilarious with great illustrations that add to the stories.

[Sarahjoy Maddeaux · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a delightful read. After a spate of reading sad / heavy / depressing books, this was just what I needed: a bit of humour and childish innocence to make me chuckle. I didn't love it as much as the Junie B. books, but it was similar: a child who attracts mishaps with a writing style that captures the child's slightly precocious but loveable tone of voice. I would certainly read more if they crossed my path.

[Stargazer · Rating 2 out of 5]

as an adult it didn't do much for me, but kids might enjoy it so unsure how to rate it

[Siena Rosebud · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a very funny book📚and it was a very nice book👌📘

[Ali · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very much in the Francesca Simon's Horrid Henry vein, this is a collection of three short stories about a well meaning but over enthusiastic little girl called Penelope Jones, whose dad calls her Penny Dreadful when her exuberant exploits get her into trouble. They're a fun read, with great textual detail and some great black and white illustrations by Jess Mikhail. However, the lack of research about English schools irritated me; in 20 years as a Primary teacher I have never taken children on a "nature walk" as their only Science lessons, and Napoleon is not a major part of the KS1 curriculum. Also, Penny's verbal style comes dangerously close to Lola-ese. However, I can imagine children enjoying Penny's disasters, and they may encourage children just starting to read chapter books.

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ok

[Yekta · Rating 5 out of 5]

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