Description
At his new school, Kip can’t get to the irresistible food at the canteen without defying his parents, ditching his friend Lucille, making enemies and drawing attention from the weird headmaster.
While that delicious junk food seems always out of reach, Kip discovers there’s something more sinister than the saturated fats. There’s a scheme emerging that’s going to affect everyone, forever.
Through a series of mysterious events, Kip and his new friends figure out that there’s a connection between the food corporation next door to the school, and the spate of crime washing through their town.
When Kip and Lucille are the only ones left, his suspicions are turned upside-down, as he discovers being the odd-one out can be the key to survival.
Review
Starting at a new school is always hard. And for Kip it is even harder, due to his recent diagnosis of diabetes, that he is still getting use to managing. This means eating healthy food, and not the food from the canteen. Which is harder said than done, especially when it is free on Fridays!
But food is not his only worry. He has made friends with Reggie and Lucille, but he has also become the target of the bullies, particularly Jesse, who he had a run in with on his first day. Then Kip starts to piece together that there are strange things happening at the school, and the only people who seem to be unaffected are him and Lucille, the only ones not allowed to eat from the canteen. But what is the connection, and how is the creepy headmaster involved in all of this?
When strange things also start happening in the town itself, particularly on Halloween, Kip and his friends must pull together and come up with a plan to save them all from the strange and dangerous happenings going on around them ...
Kip is a character who you will truly feel for. The relationship with his Grandpa Don is a highlight, as he looks up to him for guidance and support. Kip really wants to fit in at his new school and make friends, and through the events that unfold, he realises that he is far more capable in all aspects of life than he ever imagined.
This is a great read for those in upper primary and lower secondary.
Reviewed by Sam
