Book review
The Legend of the Worst Boy in the World
by Eoin Colfer
What fun! This chapter book for pre-teens is hilarious and obviously written by a dad. The story is narrated by Will, the second of five boys, who can't seem to get a word in edgewise with all his brothers around.
Will's main problem is his older brother, Marty. As he says: "Dad sometimes comes into a room just to hear Marty complain about something. He says that Marty is far more entertaining that any television show".
Then his brothers Bert and HP have invented new words. Bert says "canniva" as in "canniva chocolate" or "canniva bag of crisps" and HP always says "snoffair" (It's not fair).
It seems the only one who will really listen to Will's problems is his grandad. But grandad has such great stories of his own that Will can't compete. Until his dad tells Will what Marty did to him when he was only two years old.
This story is so typical of family interactions and is so simply and amusingly told that it will appeal to children and parents alike.
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