Watch out people here they come They are the gang with the big bare bum
The brilliance of this book is its bare faced cheek in taking the Blytonian ideal of a secret society and bringing this bang up to date with Smartie-fart-tube traps, a sassy and irreverant gang name and battle for supremacy against rivals ‘The Dockery Gang’ played out in a frenetic football face-off. Following the success of his irreverant style in the teen arena, Anthony McGowan transposes that self-same humour, yet understanding of child social groupings to a younger age range. Fans of ‘The Secret Seven’ will no doubt recognise several reference points here, not least, Jennifer Eccles, a sister who like Susie is keen to join-up. Latent concerns about the toilet humour can be flushed aside against the vicarious access here granted to a secret society replete with its own covert initiation rituals… Despite its exclusive membership, this is an inclusive romp that developing readers will race through.
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