My name is Frog and this may have been a very bad idea. I’ve started at this new school and when you’re trying to fit in the best thing you can do is just try something totally crazy! Right?
Well, it seemed like a good plan. Only now Luisa has decided I’m her favourite person to make fun of, Evie thinks I’m completely nuts, Milo’s grumpy about something or other and I’m about to tell everyone the whole story about my secret twin brother with the same name. True story! I swear.
I can get myself in all sorts of trouble when I’m bored…
Matt Stanton is a bestselling children’s author and illustrator. His middle-grade series Funny Kid debuted as the #1 Australian kids’ book and has legions of fans across the globe. He has also published bestselling picture books including There Is a Monster Under My Bed Who Farts, This Is a Ball and Pea + Nut!
In March last year, BR Kids readers were introduced to Bored, Stanton’s hilarious new series about the complicated business of being a kid. In book #1, Milo Find $105, we were introduced to Milo, an interesting and quirky protagonist who forms a wonderful friendship with his new neighbour, Frog.
In Frog’s Mystery Twin, book #2 in the series, it’s Frog’s turn in the spotlight. The novel starts off with a recap/reintroduction of the Turtle Place cul-de-sac residents, including an update on Milo. We got to know Frog quite well in book #1, and his voice is distinctly different from Milo’s – despite their similarities. Stanton does a fantastic job giving Frog his own space to grow and flourish, while also allowing readers to get to know him on a deeper level.
A standout of the series is how well Stanton portrays excitement and intrigue in the mundane. Opening with a bored Frog, we see him navigate the ups and downs of friendship, school, the close-knit cul-de-sac he’s a part of and his mysterious twin brother with the same name. Among the many laugh-out-loud moments Frog’s Mystery Twin brings, there are also lessons of courage, hope and staying true to yourself – no matter what situation you’re in.
The Bored series is ideal for middle-grade readers aged 8+, and the chapters’ short and punchy style will also appeal to reluctant readers. While this series can be read in order, each book also reads as a standalone, allowing young readers to pick who they connect with, start there and then move on to the next.
This page-turning and hilarious new series continues to be a standout, and I can’t wait to see where the Bored Kids’ adventures will lead to in book #3… the backmatter reveals that it will be Evie telling the story next!
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