He spent his childhood reading everything he could get his hands on, from Jacqueline Wilson to Beano annuals, and it taught him pretty much everything that's worth knowing. Pitt had assured the school governors he would change--along with abolishing free lunches, dismantling the library . This was a breezy book with heroes to root for, but an extreme lack of development when it mattered most. Pitt raises his voice and overenunciates at Max, and does things like having a chair set up at the front of assembly with a sign in large red letters, "special seat.

When Mr Darrow disappears and has still not reappeared at the end of the summer holidays, Max begins to worry.There is lots of action, both in Max’s world and in the land of Floor, as the story switches between the points of view.

Darrow later manufactures a new pair of hearing aids for Max from scratch, ones that perform better than any aids on the market that are created, fitted, and adjusted by professionals. His only friend is the useless school caretaker, Mr Darrow, who shares his love of building intricate models.This is the story of Max, who is deaf and attends a boarding school, as he discovers an incredible miniature civilisation (created by his school caretaker) who are desperately in need of his help (which I think is such a cool concept! Good enough that almost every night that I read this to my son I gave him extra chapters - more for me than for him - as I needed to know what was going to happen next.

Hi my name is skye at school we have been reading your book max and the millions of yours we are in year four and I wanted to ask you some questions.

Darrow disappears and Max follows his instructions to go straight to his room, Max discovers a miniature world. While it's certainly possible for modern digital hearing aids to pick up signals via FM loops or Bluetooth, these are already built-in functions. I read this as a librarian but would try it with my 7-year-old in a year or two, I think some of the humour is a little old for him just yet.

He prefers to give his attention to the little things in life – like making awesome, detailed replica models. I enjoyed the story for what it is, a silly, light hearted children's book; but for a story all about looking at the little things and the importance of detail, I hoped there would be more of just that. Max is used to spending time alone - it's difficult to make friends in a big, chaotic school when you're deaf. Max struggles to fit with his peers and discovers that even the most popular students have personal problems. Elements that may not be my cup of tea, but still a lot to offer for lower KS2 children as either a distracting story with a smooth introduction to the divisions of society.The overarching theme of this book is certainly tolerance and understanding, that it may be natural for people to separate from one another because of our differences, but it is also in our nature to find common ground and come back together.