As he walks out of Reg’s house, Maxwell discovers that he has been deleted from his own life. Nobody recognises him. Everyone he passes – even his parents, neighbours and classmates – treat him as if he were a stranger. Lisa Thompson’s fans know that she is good at intriguing titles and unusual plots. In her third book, she takes a bit of a risk; Maxwell initially comes across as an unsympathetic character. He is a selfish, thoughtless, disruptive boy who challenges and intentionally riles everyone around him; a trouble-maker both at school and at home. I think the historical angle would be so lovely! Scholastic have also created some free teaching resources to use in the class room for this book (and The Goldfish Boy) which can be accessed here:

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What’s more, every impact he has had on where he lives and the people he knows – good or mostly bad – is as if it never happened. But then, he regret his decision. The world is not really better without him. He was important, even if it is very localized and in a small way. He is still important. And he missed his dog. Je leert van dit boek echt hoe het is om in Max z'n schoenen te staan. Je leert waarom hij doet zoals hij doet en waarom hij zich voelt zoals hij zich voelt. Dit soort boeken lezen vergroot je mensenkennis en je sociale vaardigheden enorm, denk ik, vind ik. Dat verwoordt de uitgever ook heel goed in het nawoord, dat vind ik ook erg leuk.One day, while looking through a mysterious cabinet of curiosities, Maxwell finds himself erased from his life: it’s as if he’s never been born. At first, being able to walk around without being yelled at is great, but Maxwell starts to miss his old life. And, if he’d never existed, then he wouldn’t have swooped Monsterout of the path of that car… Lisa Thompson is the author of the children’s books, The Goldfish Boy and The Light Jar. Here she talks about her new book, The Day I was Erased. You can find out more about Lisa here! It’s an interesting concept to look at how life might be if you never existed and the experience helps Maxwell see that, as well as his naughty side, he has good qualities that do make a difference to people’s lives. He realises that, without him, some of those he knows would have less rich, happy lives. He can do good things, and often does, when he’s not acting self-destructively, such as providing his elderly, forgetful neighbour with much-appreciated company and saving Monster, who was injured and abandoned when Maxwell first found him. I feel like there could be more to explore with Maxwell and the magic egg. Can you imagine writing a sequel to this book? What might happen?

An interview with Lisa Thompson, author of ‘The Day I Was Erased’ An interview with Lisa Thompson, author of ‘The Day I Was Erased’

While It’s a Wonderful Life is never mentioned in the book (not that I recall, anyway), this book has a lot of parallels… Except it’s the teen edition! And it’s set in the UK. (Bonus for me, since it’s one of my favourite movies!) I love how it slowly dawns on Maxwell how important he is to those around him. He has a dog that he has saved named Monster. He has an older sister Bex who is a nerd. He has a best friend called Charlie but he is not really that nice to him.The little historical tidbits (no spoilers!) sprinkled throughout added a nice little mystery for Maxwell to solve. I knew some of the references, but the other ones were new to me… I definitely found that information very interesting! And I like how it all connects to his disappearance.

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I really liked the part when Maxwell was actually erased with a magical egg. That part was quite surprising! But even though I'm an adult i still loved every second of it! The characters, the plot and the messages interwinded throughout. One day, while looking through Reg’s mysterious cabinet of curiosities, Maxwell finds himself erased from his life: it’s as if he’d never been born. At first, being able to walk around without being yelled at is great, but Maxwell starts to miss his old life, and, if he’d never existed, then he wouldn’t have swooped Monster out of the path of that car…In some ways, I think it’s the dog’s disappearance affects Maxwell the most. He has such a good relationship with Monster (the dog). I liked Maxwell the best then I would like monster. And my best part is when he gets into the band where Jaz and Baz This is an emotional, funny and captivating story with interesting but flawed characters and an intriguing central plot. The story is a good one. And it play on the thoughts that many people, young and old feel sometimes when they made mistakes. In fact, the whole book is about how one aspect of our character need not define us. Maxwell is a deeply caring, loving child - he loves the dog he rescued, he provides great comfort to his sister when she is bullied and he has befriended a forgetful old man, Reg.