"Quirky comic book capers driven by a sunny message of working together (and a giant squid)"
As its excellent title and cover suggests, Isabel Roxas’s The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens is a quirky comic-style book for 7+ year-olds. Resplendent with the most gorgeous mid-century colour scheme, it boasts endearing oddball characters readers will root for and adore, and an off-the-wall story underpinned by a luminous message of teamwork.
When Ruby (“resident genius, armchair philosopher, and aspiring naturalist”), Agnes (“amateur pigeon keeper, lover of potato chips, animals, and shiny objects”), and Roberta (“little boss, idea generator, pork bun aficionado, and list fanatic”) discover a passion for synchronised swimming, they form Team Pom. Fed-up of their team-loser status, and the insults (“what a bunch of nerds”), the trio set-up their own club, but their plans are sent awry when a giant squid appears in their pool. Reckoning that “now that we have a giant squid on our team, the possibilities are endless,” the girls sense hope for their synchronised swimming futures. But not if the conniving Diving Divas have anything to do with it.
I loved the New York setting, the madcap plot, and the girls’ spirit of determination - what a wonderfully engaging, energetic book.
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When oddballs Agnes, Roberta and Ruby discover a mutual passion for synchronised swimming, the trio form Team Pom. But between snack time, their favourite TV show and raising pigeons, it can be hard to find time to practice. Tired of their last place, loser status, a crew of self-proclaimed weirdos start their own synchronised swimming club. But on their way to gain the respect and free snacks they deserve, they stumble upon a lonely giant squid in their local pool.
Will he be the secret weapon they need to propel them into synchronised swimming super stardom? Or will they end up with ink on their faces? Who are the villainous strangers in bowler hats? And, most importantly, what's for lunch?
The first in this series and a debut comic book from award-winning Filipino illustrator Isabel Roxas, Squid Happens is a hilarious read that explores friendship, teamwork and what it means to be yourself.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Graphic Novels & Comics, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Sporting Stories, Star Books, Featured Books for 7+ readers
The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens is available in Paperback
The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens was written by Isabel Roxas and published by Flying Eye Books
The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens has 94 pages
Yes it is part of The Adventures of Team Pom series
£9.89
