There are often two sides to every story and Stewart Foster tells both equally well in ‘All The Things That Could Go Wrong. It is a book which challenges the reader to empathise with two opposing characters and to watch them find their place in the world. The issue of bullying was covered brilliantly in ‘Wonder’ and it’s promoted discussion in many schools I’ve visited.

His parents worry about the expense of a therapist, which is understandable, but Alex's OCD is problematic, causing him to be frequently late for school and damaging his hands and his school supplies from multiple washings. I thought that Alex’s OCD was portrayed compassionately, sensitively and without stereotyping and I came away with an increased awareness of some of the possible nuances of living with OCD. For that reason alone it’s good to have very different characters to keep me interested, but I think also that children need to meet characters that they may not come across at home or in school.Dan, the class bully, distraught over his older brother's absence due to a felony charge, frequently bubbles over in anger.

The whole point of this book is clearly to make a person feel empathy for a bully and to understand that bullies have back stories and things going on in their lives that cause them to bully. Much to the dislike of both boys, the mums arrange for the pair to spend time together at the weekends building a raft. I'm not a huge fan of Star Wars, but if you are then, you 're in for a treat, since this book is practical filled with Stars Wars (though not to an extent where it's boring to those who don't like Star Wars.One good quote that I highlight in this book is when Alex, in another scene when he is being bullied, looks very worried about Dan, the bully who gradually becomes his friend when he suddenly leaves school due to the stress climax he experiences losing his older brother.

Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do. All The Things That Could Go Wrong is an absorbing story about bullying and friendship crafted with the right balance of warmth and tension to engage readers in upper KS2. So when their mums decide it would be a good idea if they spent some time together, working on Dan's raft, it can't turn out well.An absorbing story about bullying and friendship crafted with the right balance of warmth and tension to engage readers in upper KS2. So he went back to university far too many years later and he wrote a book, We used to be Kings, and then he wrote another, The Bubble Boy, that was loved by The Guardian and many others. But Dan really does grow as a character and it's probably one of my new favourite character growths I've read about. What’s more is that despite his illness, Alex is completely his own person with hopes and dreams and hobbies and a life which I thought was remarkable. It could also encourage children who are expressing their emotions in a negative way to talk to someone about how they are feeling.