"A deliciously entertaining family story with side helpings of cake and humour."
Hope Crumble is a normal twelve-year-old with all the usual twelve-year-old concerns, like starting secondary school and negotiating friendships with other Year 7s. But unlike most twelve-year-olds, Hope’s family run a café, and it tends to be all hands on deck, especially when things aren’t going well. She also has to share a bedroom with her fortune-telling, patchouli-loving Auntie Rosie.
Just as well Hope is the easiest person in the whole family according to her mum, though when things get tough at school, thanks to the machinations of snobby Skyla Lipton, it would be good if her family actually noticed.
Catherine Wilkins’ new story is a delicious treat from start to finish, with so much for readers to relish. The busy chaos of her home life in the café is beautifully observed, her family a wonderful and believable bunch of characters; her friendship with super-cool Leila is convincing and satisfying too, while the tension at school when she is suddenly and unfairly labelled posh feels very real.
Fortunately, with the help of Leila, Hope manages to find her own way through that, even without the help of her parents, and this is very much a feel-good story. With a fun layout and lots of illustrations, it’s a fast and accessible read and great fun.
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It is such a fun read so easy to get into and not put down. I can’t wait to read more books in this series.
Fun, family and friendships (and the not so friendly) all combine to make this a good read.
Hope Crumble lives in a flat above her family's café, Café Crumble. She lives with Mum, Dad sister Stacey and cousin Connor.
Hope and her friend Leila are starting their new High School. They are so happy the horrible Skyla from primary won’t be there. The 1st day they arrive at high school Skyla is there oh no ……
Hope and Leila are solid friends and have each others back.... Read Full Review
Hope Crumble and her family serve up cakes, coffee and calamity in this hilarious new series from much-loved author Catherine Wilkins. Illustrated throughout by the brilliant Katie Abey.
Running a bustling cafe is Hope's family's dream - it's just not hers! While Dad and Gran battle it out in the kitchen, Mum tries to balance the books while serving quiche to hordes of hungry pensioners. Meanwhile Hope's dramatic sister Stacey is determined to turn all of life into a stage and her "wishes-he-was-on-Wall-Street" cousin Connor decides to buy novelty costumes to advertise the business. And then Auntie Rita rocks up...
Cafe Crumble is tipping straight into Caf� Chaos! Luckily for her family, Hope is there to save the day, though ideally this wouldn't involve dressing up as a giant ice cream and dancing outside the school gates.
You'll laugh (a lot), you'll cry (with even more laughter), you'll develop a strange yearning for caroons (whatever they are!). Welcome to Cafe Chaos!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Cafe Chaos: My Family Is Not a Piece of Cake and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Cafe Chaos: My Family Is Not a Piece of Cake features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, Funny, School Stories, Cooking / Food, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Multicultural, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Practical interests, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
Cafe Chaos: My Family Is Not a Piece of Cake is available in Paperback
Cafe Chaos: My Family Is Not a Piece of Cake was written by Catherine Wilkins and published by Nosy Crow an imprint of Nosy Crow Ltd
Cafe Chaos: My Family Is Not a Piece of Cake has 257 pages
Yes it is part of Café Chaos series
£7.19
