Description
A fun, frolicking adventure about five kids with a mystery to solve!
Eleven-year-old Oli is spending his school holidays at Heroes Club, where kids can build friendships and learn about their emotions, but Oli just wants to be home … where it's familiar,not-so-boring and he can play his favourite game.
But when Oli and the other kids at the club see a stray dog who keeps disappearing into a soon-to-be-demolished building across the street, Oli and his four fellow heroes hatch a daring rescue plan to save the dog before it's too late.
It's going to take bravery, some seriously smart teamwork … and a few broken rules.
Review
Eleven-year-old Oli is not very happy about spending his school holidays at the "Heroes Club" - a place to help kids understand their emotions and how to make friends. Oli is nervous, he doesn't know anyone, and he'd much rather spend his holidays making a house on his design app instead. But Oli does have trouble making friends and knowing what to say to people, and although he knows it's common for autistic people like him, he would sort of like it to be easier. Plus his Mum really wants him to go, and she has promised him a doughnut afterwards, so how bad can it be?
On the way to Day 1 of Heroes Club, a brown dog dashes in front of their car, and Oli wishes he could have been brave enough to do something to help it. But the brown dog keeps appearing, and the other kids at Heroes Club have seen it too. It looks like it's a stray, living in building across from their class that is about to be demolished. Oli knows he needs to do something to help the dog, but he can't do it alone, and the adults don't seem to believe that the dog is in trouble.
Can the kids in the Heroes Club trust each other enough to combine their unique talents, be brave enough to break some rules, and work together to save the brown dog in time? It's the scariest thing Oli has ever thought of doing. Will Oli come through when it comes to the crunch?
This is a beautiful story about bravery, caring, teamwork and making the most of your unique talents. It's also about learning to make friends, accepting yourself and others, exploring your emotions, and learning that sometimes doing the right thing might feel like doing the wrong thing (or even mean breaking some rules!). You will be cheering for Oli and this group of unlikely heroes as they attempt their daring rescue. Best suited to middle and upper primary readers.
Reviewed by Kate
