This book review of Natural Born Loser by Oliver Phommavanh is brought to you by my brother Book Boy Jr (11).
Title: Natural Born Leader Loser
Author: Oliver Phommavanh
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
About the book
“From the mad-cap best-selling author of Thai-riffic!, Con-nerd and The Other Christy comes this completely inside out, crazy tale of a very reluctant hero who might just find out he’s a natural born born loser – ahem – leader.”
Natural Born Loser by Oliver Phommavanh is about a kid named Raymond, a natural born follower, who is selected as a prefect in a crazy school. The story follows him and the other prefects as they work towards their goal of new air-conditioners for the school.
What I thought
This book is one of the best I have read in a while, and is a quick and easy read. Although the book has no pictures, it creates a good scene in your head. It’s funny in a goofy, cartoony kind of way, and is always easy to pick up and hard to put down.
I really loved Oliver Phommavanh’s humour (I have no idea how to pronounce his name, do you?). It’s not too in-your-face, but it’s sometimes laughing out loud kind of hilarious. Which we all love, especially when you need a bit of cheering up after a big day at school.
I recommend this book for anyone 8+, although there are a lot of words for kids who might be used to pictures along the way. They should persist though.
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