Reviewed by Kylie Buckley
Michaela Mason is a quirky ten-year-old with worries, 23 of them to be precise!
Michaela routinely makes lists of anything that consumes her mind (good or bad)
so that she can relax and free her thoughts for other things. Her most important
list is her ‘worry’ list. When Michaela and her mum move from the city to
Wombat Gully everything is new and different and it doesn’t take long before
her worries amplify.
The light-hearted and often humorous story is narrated by Michaela. She uses richer
than usual vocabulary for her age, due to the fact that her mother is a copywriter
and encourages the use of interesting words. Michaela has even compiled a list
of ‘scintillating’ words that she tries to work into conversations.
Michaela Mason’s Big List of 23 Worries is a fun middle-grade fiction
novel suitable for readers 8 years and older. Its themes include: friendship, change,
worries, peer pressure and belonging. This book is the first in an upcoming
series.
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