Frankie Best Hates Quests

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We’ve re-named Puffin Virtually Live so that it’s easier for new teachers to discover it as part of Puffin Schools and to acknowledge that the show now premieres on show day, rather than being streamed live. Frankie Best Hates Quests is a love letter to the great sci-fi/fantasy epic novels, especially Tolkien. However, please be aware that it uses a YouTube player and that you should check your school’s permissions to ensure that YouTube isn’t blocked. Frankie is twelve and all teen angst, glued to her phone, her brother is a geek and this cannot be happening.

Frankie Best Hates Quests by Chris Smith (9780241522110

Think Lord of the rings meets bedknobs and broomsticks with a bit of harry potter, echoes of Labyrinth, adventure, creatures and a quest despite Frankie raging it is most assuredly NOT A QUEST. Smith even cites the rules of the genre explicitly to readers, reminding them, for example, that every villain has a whole in their plan.Not only is she stuck at Grandad’s for a whole week while her parents swan off to the arctic, now she’s discovered that there’s NO WIFI anywhere in the house! Frankie Best Hates Quests brings together gaming, fantasy and relatable characters in an accessible epic adventure!

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That's where he met Greg James, and in between messing about on the airwaves the pair created the bestselling Kid Normal series. Frankie did have big plans to watch YouTube and eat pot noodles that weekend but it looks like she’ll just have to go on an epic mega-dangerous quest instead . When Grandad is kidnapped by a host of gnoblins (no that is not spelt incorrectly) it falls to Frankie and Joel to save the day. The content and ambition of the show remains the same: to give every pupil the opportunity to engage with authors and illustrators in their own classroom using the power of the internet.

So I hadn't heard of this author before but a few of the books I have read recently have been quite dark plus just life in general so this was perfect book coming along at the perfect time. Our list includes some of the world’s favourite authors, illustrators and licensed brands, such as Eric Carle, Helen Oxenbury, Nadia Shireen, The Snowman, Doctor Who, Roald Dahl, Tom Fletcher, Jeff Kinney, Rick Riordan, Robin Stevens, and Jacqueline Wilson to name but a few.

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Parallelia is a land full of imaginative details and engaging, original characters (notwithstanding the disappointingly stereotypical Princess Prince).

Lots of fun lines but a few too many 'aha' plot moments and too many characters (always in groups of five).

Frankie Best Hates Quests by Chris Smith (9780241522110 Frankie Best Hates Quests by Chris Smith (9780241522110

We honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' continuous connection to Country, waters, skies and communities. Chris worked for many years as a newsreader and presenter on radio stations including Xfm and BBC Radio 1. Chris Smith has wanted to be an author ever since he was eight and won a competition by writing story about a baby dinosaur who loved biscuits. Chris Smith has wanted to be an author ever since he was eight and won a competition by writing a story about a baby dinosaur who loved biscuits.for me, I think this is a standalone, not sure if the author would revisit the world he created, I hope so.