Charlie Han's troubles are way bigger than he is. At school, he's branded an outsider, a loser - the tiny kid from the Chinese Chippy. His only ally is Sinus Sedgely, the only lad in school with a worse reputation than Charlie himself. Life at home isn't much better. His dad is better with a wok than he is with words, and his mum is suffocating the life out of Charlie, wrapping him in enough…
(Being different. Finding your special skill)
Much smaller than the rest of his class, living above a Chinese takeaway, Charlie Han doesn’t have an easy life. He has an overbearing, overprotective mum and a silent, conciliatory dad. His only friend is Sinus (Linus) whose big nose also makes him an outcast. Charlie is clumsy and a regular participant of the school ‘walk of shame’ and this seems to be his lot until he finds something that he might be good at. The only problem is that his mum can never find out what it is…
The Bubble Wrap Boy is a story of secrets, dreams and forgiveness. It is funny, quirky, sad and thought-provoking and has made my children think about that one thing that they could be really good at!
