Pizza Pete and the Missing Magic – at a glance
The School Reading Lists’ five word review: Summer, pizzas, danger, magical potions.
Children’s book title: Pizza Pete and the Missing Magic.
Children’s author: Carrie Sellon.
Children’s illustrator: Sarah Horne.
Genre: Funny chapter book.
Published by: Guppy Books.
ISBN: 9781916558106.
Recommended for children aged: 9-12 year-olds.
First published: Paperback September 2024.
This children’s book is ideal for: Fans of Sam Copeland, Roald Dahl, and pizza.
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Our review:
Potions that replicate, make you fly, shrink, become invisible, strong, agile, turbocharged, and change you into an animal. Mix a wild scientist, a message-carrying raven, and amazing potions with an evil Peregrine Fox who’s trying to take over the pizza market, and an exciting adventure begins for Team Useless.
“Last time we had magical pizzas, Anna turned into a monster snake, I grew six arms, and Dad got stuck on the ceiling.” Pete and his friends learned a lesson about using the magical potions in the first book, “Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions”—or did they?
When Pete’s friend Anna sings on stage with an incredible voice, which shocks everyone as her singing is usually terrible, Pete’s suspicions prove right. She has had a bit of his magic potions, and she’s not alone.
For children aged 9 to 12 years, this story is packed full of talk of pizza, flapjacks, funny names, and bizarre, beak-growing moments that will really appeal. Carrie Sellon has created relatable characters and developed personalities with issues like self-doubt developing through the story into self-confidence. The exploration of peer friendships and relationships with adults is subtle but will promote social skills while caught up in this fast-paced adventure. *Pizza Pete and the Missing Magic* is engaging and funny with a well-thought-out plot.
Many thanks to Guppy Books for the review copy.
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