The Danger Gang: Tom Fletcher

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But everything changes after the storm, when strange green lightning and powerful thunder crash down on the town. From that night on, the kids who live on Franky's street start to change. One by one, they become a little odd. A little unusual. A little... magical.

Tom Fletcher did it again! A fun, exciting, storm-tastic, superpowers and friendship filled story. I flew through it!Wie een boek van Fletcher in handen krijgt, weet dat het niet van de dunste exemplaren zijn. Ook dit keer klopt hij zijn verhaal net onder de 450 pagina’s af. Het grote lettertype, de creatieve bladspiegel en de regelmatige onderbreking van de tekst door de wondermooie zwart-wit illustraties, zorgen er echter voor dat je als lezer in geen tijd het boek hebt uitgelezen. Het taalgebruik is heel laagdrempelig en zal voor de gemiddelde lezer vanaf zo’n acht jaar perfect verteerbaar zijn. Het sterke aan Fletchers schrijfsels is echter dat de bovenleeftijd heel wat verder reikt dan het doorsnee jeugdboek. Zelfs een wat ouder publiek van bijna twintigers en ver daarboven zullen ongetwijfeld smullen van wat hij te vertellen heeft. The Christmasaurus is currently being developed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey into an animated, feature-length movie with original songs written by Tom. The electrifying new adventure from bestselling author of The Christmasaurus and The Creakers, Tom Fletcher!

The final chapter/letter seemed a bit silly....because the person who the letter was going to was there so I didn't understand why the main character was writing it to them. If you look past some of the mistakes an uninspiring plot points it's good fun! Tom also writes the incredibly successful Who's in Your Book? picture-book series and is one half of the author duo behind the Dinosaur that Pooped picture-book series too, which has sold over 1.5 million copies.The Danger Gang is a children’s adventure book written by Tom Fletcher, illustrated by Shane Devries, and published in 2018. It follows the story of a group of children who must save their town from a dangerous villain who has stolen a powerful invention. However, some of this was a little annoying - in particular the ew girls are gross parts. Meeting the danger gang was so fun and interesting some of the plot line was pretty cool too, there is of course a lot of toilet humor in this one but it wasn't too bad. This one was a little hard for me to rate in the end....I think the way this was written using letters was really cool and I haven't seen this in a middle grade before. Also reading this from an adult's perspective was quite funny, especially with the rules and secrets the kids think they have that their parents surely couldn't know about. Dat Tom Fletcher kan schrijven mag ondertussen duidelijk zijn, maar het moet gezegd dat zijn boeken geenszins dezelfde impact en het zelfde succes zouden kennen zonder de samenwerking met illustrator Shane Devries. Zijn tekeningen zorgen ervoor het boek ongekende hoogtes bereikt. Van een simpele pentekening tot ware pareltjes van illustraties die zo uit een stripboek zijn weggehaald, zowat alles passeert de revue. Om dan nog maar te zwijgen over het schitterende coverontwerp dat niemand onberoerd zal laten. I also loved seeing what happened to the town and that the storm didn’t just affect the children. It affected a lot more!

All seems normal until, following a terrific storm one night, with flashes of eerie green lightning and a definite whiff of poo, Franky notices a change in the people around him. First, Eric turns into a shark whenever water touches him, then Mollie becomes invisible, and Franky keeps glimpsing shadowy figures lurking at the edge of his vision. Convinced these bizarre occurrences are connected to the storm, he and his new friends form The Danger Gang and make it their mission to investigate the peculiar events. Then there are shadows lurking and stalking, inventions being made, there are secrets (and one I definitely didn’t see coming about a certain character who I wasn’t a fan of because of their responsibilities that they didn’t seem to take). The club has a lot of things to figure out and I loved seeing them get together and do things. I am so happy that Frenkie found friends so fast and that he has so much fun in his new town.Franky can't wait to move to his new town - although he wishes he didn't have to leave his best friend Dani behind. The book is useful for KS2 children, which refers to Key Stage 2 in the UK educational system, because it promotes creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills. The Danger Gang is a thrilling adventure that captures children’s imaginations and encourages them to think critically about the challenges that the characters face. The book also explores themes such as friendship, teamwork, and overcoming adversity, which are important for children’s social and emotional development. I wasn’t a fan of the teacher though. How she handled the class, that math stuff and forcing people to do maths until they gets something right, there is the Valentines Day thing. Lord woman, be a better teacher. De auteur brengt het soort avontuur dat elke jeugdige tiener wel zou willen beleven en schetst een vriendengroep waar zowat iedere lezer zich in kan herkennen. De pester, de streber, de lieverd of de durfal, allemaal zijn ze vertegenwoordigd in dit verhaal. En wat meer is, elk heeft zo zijn of haar gebreken, die, éénmaal uitvergroot instaan voor het avontuurlijke fantasie-aspect van het geheel. De speelse manier waarop thema’s als vriendschap, angsten en samenhorigheid in het geheel worden verwerkt maken het plaatje af. Tom's books have been translated into thirty-nine languages, and to date he has sold over 5 million copies of his books in the UK alone.