All The Things That Could Go Wrong

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This is a really interesting book as it gives us an insight into the mind of the bully Dan and tries to understand why he behaves horribly towards Alex, whilst showing the reader the devastating effect bullying has on Alex’s life. this will linger long in the mind' Guardian 'Moving, beautifully written and intensely emotional' Lancashire Evening Post 'When they say "not to be missed", this is the kind of book they mean' MinervaReads Praise for THE BUBBLE BOY: `Poignant, hopeful and heartbreaking' Fiona Noble - Children's Editor, The Bookseller 'Deeply moving and utterly gripping . Now that the profile of mental health has been raised, it is important that books like All The Things That Could Go Wrong are published.

uk `A gripping and deeply moving book' Jamila Gavin, author of Coram Boy 'One thing we know about good books is their amazing ability to inspire empathy in the reader; to explore ideas and viewpoints that arise from experiences that are out of our own realm. This is about a bully and his victim (who also suffers from OCD) and their points of view on their respective lives at school. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

While Alex fights his OCD and his bullies, Dan fights his loneliness and all the anger that he seems to have inside him now.

All The Things That Could Go Wrong takes us into the heads of Alex and Dan, neither of whom are happy, but both for entirely different reasons. Alex’s OCD has been getting increasingly worse, meaning that it’s hard for him to leave the house in the morning even without the bullies waiting for him at school. I’ve never really wondered what it would be like to have OCD but this book shows you in a very real way. The portrayal of OCD was excellently displayed, and I did enjoy the snippets of how frustrated the OCD made Alex, yet he had no way to control it. While Dan is a fully fleshed-out character in this story, the other bullies - the Georges and Sophia - are just random evil flat characters.We have a very complex family dynamic going on for both protagonists which completely juxtapose each other. I haven't charted out my visits for the summer term, but I'm sure there are several in the south) and thanks so much for being so fantastic! One notable aspect of this novel is the growth between the two characters, not just as friends, but understanding each other. Dan plays out his frustrations at school, messing around in class and finding easy targets at school to bully with his friends. Then, as I learned more about Dan and what happened to his brother, Ben, I started to understand his aggressive attitude.