Max Counts to a Million

LoveReading4Kids Says

Max would probably be the first to tell you that there’s nothing special about him. He’s just an ordinary boy, living an ordinary life, until the pandemic hits. Even then, his experiences are no different really to anyone else’s - we were all worried, confused, frustrated, bored; all missing family and friends and hoping it would soon be over.

But then, without really planning it, Max does something extraordinary. He decides he’ll count to a million and, with the help of family, neighbours and friends, he does. It takes him weeks, but he does it, and along the way he becomes a fundraiser too, finally raising over £3million for NHS Charities.

Max tells us all of this directly, with quite a bit of humour but mostly just honestly and his voice, his outlook, make this story something really special. Max takes the story of our shared experience and fills it with a sense of achievement so that, somehow, through his counting, he recognises the fortitude and resilience shown by everyone. Highly readable, often poignant, always entertaining, this is a Covid-19 feelgood story.

Reviewed by Andrea Reece
Andrea Reece has spent almost her entire working life in children’s books, first as publisher, latterly as consultant, project manager and critic.
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About Max Counts to a Million

Do you like epic quests of amazing counting? Do you dislike global pandemics, being stuck at home, and the number 7? Then I have a story for you.

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