Max Magic: the Sunday Times bestselling debut from Stephen Mulhern!

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Coming to you from a REAL LIFE MAGICIAN (and TV presenter), the Max Magic series is an adventurous series for ages 7+ about how a pinch of magic (or a lot of it) can keep the bullies away. His tricks don’t always work, but he is committed to getting better and becoming the most famous magician ever. Max Magic, Stephen Mulhern and Tom Easton's magical adventure story, is filled with jokes and slapstick comedy that younger children will love.

A zany, fast pace tale that is sure to grab kids attention and also subtly deals with issues like bullying and being different and embracing it. Max is a great main character, and I can't wait to find out more about his family - each of them could easily be a main character in their own book.I also think a younger reader will benefit from reading it because it is written in a childlike manner from the viewpoint of a child dealing with bullying and following their dream. It could end up being a useful teaching tool to explore these topics with your children as Max faces and deals with all these various issues throughout the course of the book. My daughters thoughts: The book is good because max magic is really good and chapter 8 the mind-reading mayhem.

Max finds a chest with a top hat like magicians wear, when Max, puts the hat on, he instantly has magic powers. With a threat to destroy their toy stall its a race against time for Max and his friends to pay back the money they owe for the suit. I enjoyed this story for its realistic nature in how Max got sucked in with the magic to try fix everything. The characters were loveable other than the obvious selection and they were written so well that readers will also dislike them and root for Max and his friends throughout the book. What follows is a magical adventure where Max, his friends and his dog, Lucky, create the greatest plan to get the money and save Max's dad's stall.

Stephen Mulhern is one of the most in-demand television presenters today, with a string of smash-hit television shows including Catchphrase, In For a Penny and Rolling In It. Our Adult Fiction Books, Range includes Classics Novels, Comic Books, Crime, Thriller, Mystery Novels, General Fiction, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction and War. Some aspects of the story feel a bit outdated (including the playground bully and the “Crayfish Twins”) and hard to relate to modern childhood but that often doesn’t bother a younger reader. Max is an ordinary boy growing up in East London with aspirations of becoming a magician one day having been taught by his beloved gran.

I grew up watching Stephen Mulhern on TV so just had to get my hands on a copy of his debut children’s book, and I am so glad I did… In Stephen’s words, it is UNBELIEVABLE! I would note that guns and knives do get a very brief mention, and that's what's keeping a star off for me. The story telling is age appropriate and simple and would be suitable for a child of around seven to ten years of age.

Although I am not the target audience for Max Magic I really enjoyed this entertaining book about friends working together and using their skills to defeat bullies. I'm sure there will be more Max Magic adventures to come, hopefully without any mention of guns or knives.