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Matthew Jones: The Boy Who Changed Things
In 2128, when the world nears its end, an enforced lottery decides the fate of everyone on Earth. Matthew Jones is evacuated into space. The ship he now lives on is under the control of a group of aliens, called changelings, who possess an unusual ability - They can take people back in time to change things. Matthew and his new best friend Pete befriend the changelings and are soon drawn into exciting adventures which start off as a bit of fun, but end with difficult decisions and unexpected consequences!
230 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 19, 2016
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July 1, 2017
This book was entered and was a red ribbon winner in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. This is what our readers thought:
Title: Matthew Jones, The Boy Who Changed Things
Author: Kelly Lewis
Star Rating: 3.5 Stars
Number of Readers: 15
Stats
Editing: 7/10
Writing Style: 8/10
Content: 8/10
Cover: 6/10
Of the 15 readers:
10 would read another book by this author.
6 thought the cover was good or excellent.
5 thought the characters were the best.
14 thought the ending was clever and interesting.
4 felt the title was uninteresting and didn’t ‘grab them’.
Readers’ Comments
‘I liked the premise very much, of a boy evacuated into the space. The adventure is also, for the most part, fast-paced and interesting. The author’s descriptive work is not as good as her character and speech work. But, all in all, a well-planned adventure story that many children will undoubtedly enjoy.’ Teacher, aged 43
‘The central character, Matthew, is fun and seems never to give up. He’s determined to change things. I like strong characters.’ Boy, age 12
‘There’s lots of conflict and problems to battle but there’s also a good moral to the story.’ Girl, aged 11
‘The beginning is really good. I liked how the author worked climate change into the story. We have looked at this in school, in geography, at how the temperature of the world is going up. It’s sort of scary. Maybe this story will eventually happen if nobody puts a stop to it. It made me think anyway, so that’s a good thing. I also liked the twist at the end. I think this is a good start to a set of books.’ Boy, aged 12
‘Slow to get going but then I loved it.’ Girl, aged 11
‘I didn’t like the title and the cover is a bit boring. But when I read it, I enjoyed it. It’s slow in parts but the ending was really, really good.’ Boy, aged 11
‘A fun adventure with a powerful underlying theme. A Red Ribbon winner and highly recommended.’ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
Title: Matthew Jones, The Boy Who Changed Things
Author: Kelly Lewis
Star Rating: 3.5 Stars
Number of Readers: 15
Stats
Editing: 7/10
Writing Style: 8/10
Content: 8/10
Cover: 6/10
Of the 15 readers:
10 would read another book by this author.
6 thought the cover was good or excellent.
5 thought the characters were the best.
14 thought the ending was clever and interesting.
4 felt the title was uninteresting and didn’t ‘grab them’.
Readers’ Comments
‘I liked the premise very much, of a boy evacuated into the space. The adventure is also, for the most part, fast-paced and interesting. The author’s descriptive work is not as good as her character and speech work. But, all in all, a well-planned adventure story that many children will undoubtedly enjoy.’ Teacher, aged 43
‘The central character, Matthew, is fun and seems never to give up. He’s determined to change things. I like strong characters.’ Boy, age 12
‘There’s lots of conflict and problems to battle but there’s also a good moral to the story.’ Girl, aged 11
‘The beginning is really good. I liked how the author worked climate change into the story. We have looked at this in school, in geography, at how the temperature of the world is going up. It’s sort of scary. Maybe this story will eventually happen if nobody puts a stop to it. It made me think anyway, so that’s a good thing. I also liked the twist at the end. I think this is a good start to a set of books.’ Boy, aged 12
‘Slow to get going but then I loved it.’ Girl, aged 11
‘I didn’t like the title and the cover is a bit boring. But when I read it, I enjoyed it. It’s slow in parts but the ending was really, really good.’ Boy, aged 11
‘A fun adventure with a powerful underlying theme. A Red Ribbon winner and highly recommended.’ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
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