Welcome to the World of Norm

The World of Norm

by Jonathan Meres

Norm knew it was going to be one of those days when he woke up with a half-Polish Cockapoo on his head.

But that's OK. Because at least there's biking with his best friend Mikey to look forward to. Or at least there was until Norm discovers he has to stay in and wait for some stupid parcel to arrive. Just as well he hasn't got two irritating little brothers and the world's most annoying next door neighbour. Oh wait a minute. He has.

Welcome to the world of Norm?

ABSO-FLIPPING-LUTELY!

85 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Zakaria E · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short but a good book so at the beginning his family was going to IKEA except from him because he has to wait for a parcel to come it but he wants to go biking when they left his neighbour asked if she could look for his parcel when norm went biking he was day dreaming and wasn't looking at the road and his bike buckled and he asked his friend mike if he could fix but then his family saw him then he had to go home but his neighbour gave him the parcel and it was a new phone for him

[joyce · Rating 2 out of 5]

I know this book is for people in primary school, but Norm really annoyed me.

The background to my reading a book intended for such people was when I took the book out of my local library, because it was free, and I thought I might as well. If you go back to the first statement, you can see what the chief of the review will be about (and by the way, I haven't read any of these books before).

Norm wakes up with his dog on his face. His brother tells him to come down, because his parents want to speak to him. Cut to Norm lamenting on the woes of having siblings and reminiscing about the days of being an only child, and getting a shed-load of attention. His parents say they're going to a loathable shop, but he must stay in to wait on a parcel. They leave. He makes a deal with annoying neighbour Chelsea to have her wait on the parcel. Now time to do the awesome thing that is biking with best friend Mikey. Stupid name. Sorry. Crashes his bike. Finds Mikey isn't in and just bought a new bike for no good reason. Strikes off friendship for petty reason. Finds the parcel is an okay phone for him. Gets his grandfather to mend the bike. All is well.

It didn't seen worthwhile to go over this in detail.
Norm really annoyed me. He goes over stupid things for no good reason, and is sure that his brothers are a nuisance. Well, judging from the structure of his lamentations, HE'S LUCKY TO HAVE THEM! If not, he'd be used to getting served on hand and foot, and people would find him insufferable. The consequences would be far greater. Also, why does he even need a phone? He has an iPod. And if he's smart enough to use mild profanity (see below), then why does he think that his old phone was from the Age of the Dinosaurs?
Language - this is for primary school-children, and they can wait to use mild profanity like 'Gordon-Flipping-Bennet.' That's very annoying.

Very low standards of a World Book Day book.

[C · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is about a rude, 13 year old boy called Norman. While his family goes out to the place he dreads most, Ikea, he has to wait for a parcel... but he had already planned to go out biking with his friend, Mikey. What is he going to do?!

Not the best book I've ever read, but I did want to keep going back to finish it. Norm is very moody, rude and daring, but when he gets his own way, he is not too bad!! I'd like to get the whole collection in this series and read them all.

[Teodor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite a boring little book I can say. Even though this book is meant for first time English readers, I remember that when I was younger I couldn't bare to read any more pages that described the depressing and always unlucky life of Norm. In my opinion I think that his name is some kind of joke, resembling or better not resembling the state of normality in his thinking.

[Arjun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

A good book for young readers I guess

[Sethik Vidunitha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't read it yet.

[MayMay Jån · Rating 2 out of 5]

Suffice it to say, it is a quick-and-easy book to read. The story is funny at some point, but the writing style is pretty mundane. All I can remember from the book is "Flipping...blah blah blah ,flipping blah blah blah" or "this is not the main point, the main point is blah blah blah..." . After reading this book, I just feel like a have read a book, but did not learn anything from it at all. I hope the writer can write something with lessons for the kids to learn, rather than just describing the daily life of a kid.

[Iago · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny but no real meaning or plot to it.

[Enupama]

a really good book