April 2014 Debut of the Month ** Due to the content we recommend this for 12+ readers Fourteen-year-old Joe Cowley off-loads all his concerns about girls, friends, school enemies, family and …girls again in his funny, easy-to-read and not-so-private blog. One of Joe’s problems is that his brain and his mouth seem to have stopped coordinating properly.
Can he help them get back into line? It would certainly help him to speak to girls if he could. Joe’s problems - and some of his solutions – will be horribly familiar to readers.
In addition to our Lovereading expert opinion for The Private Blog of Joe Cowley a small number of members were lucky enough to be invited to review this title. Here's a taster....'This is one of the most humorous books I have ever read, a book that made me laugh out loud.' Rose Heathcote.
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A Piece of Passion from Claire Westwood, Editorial Assistant, Oxford University Press The Private Blog of Joe Cowley arrived on my desk the very same week I had been moaning about how there are hardly any funny books out there for teenagers. So it felt a bit like the gods had answered my prayers when I started reading the manuscript and it turned out to be EXACTLY what I was looking for!
Not only did it make my face ache from laughing so much, but it had a fantastic plot, and an unforgettable main character.
Joe is a true underdog hero that you can’t help rooting for throughout all his triumphs and disasters. I was won over by his unfortunate habit of saying precisely the wrong thing at the wrong time (usually whenever his dream girl, Lisa Hall, happens to be around). I think all teenagers—as well as adults who, like me, remember the horror of their own teenage years in vivid detail—will definitely be able to relate to Joe!
It’s almost impossible to pick my favourite moment from the story—there are so many hilarious incidents that had me genuinely crying with laughter (not surprising really as the author, Ben Davis, is a comedian as well as being a writer). Although I have to say the bit where Joe’s dad gives him ‘the talk’ about contraception (using visual aids!) may take pole position as the most toe-curlingly cringeworthy scene ever. You’ll never look at carrots in the same way again!
The brilliantly funny and cringe-worthy secret blog of 14-year-old Joe Cowley (wannabe comic artist and self-confessed repeller of girls): Sunday 1st January So here's the thing. I've decided to start writing a blog. A private one.
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The brilliantly funny and cringe-worthy secret blog of 14-year-old Joe Cowley (wannabe comic artist and self-confessed repeller of girls): Sunday 1st January So here's the thing. I've decided to start writing a blog.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Private Blog of Joe Cowley and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
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The Private Blog of Joe Cowley was written by Ben Davis and published by Oxford University Press
The Private Blog of Joe Cowley has 349 pages
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