Gangsta Granny

Fun read with the kids. It is silly and funny but be aware of the end. We lost my Mom a couples months before we read this book and it was really hard for us getting through the end. Overall it is a wonderful book!

My son and I absolutely loved this book. It tells the story of a boy who thinks his old Granny is boring with her smelly Cabbage soup and Scrabble play and how their relationship develops throughout the story. The story covers many issues which are sometimes uncomfortable but good learning for children who may otherwise come from great upbringings. One of which is his somewhat dysfunctional parents who are more interested in their obsession with ballroom dancing then their son. Later you see this relationship improve. The other being the relationship between a young child and his grandmother and how age inevitable leads to the topic of dying. The boy dreads Friday nights at Grannys house until one day when trying to get himself a treat from the biscuit tin high on the shelf he discovers it holds diamonds. Granny then makes up stories about her jewel heists. From there you follow the hilarious adventure as the two of them plan an attempt to steal the Crown Jewels. The ending is brilliant and having never cried in a kid’s book before I was pausing many times to gain composure as I read on with my son.

Funny and a great read

this review is by my 9 year old as this is his buy. it was a good book though the beginning is a bit boring, it has a good plot and it is also funny. if i had to rate it on 10 i would say 9, as in the middle of the book i found a very unclear part.I also don't get a part where the boys grandma gets many fake diamonds.But it was a good book which keeps your eyes glued to it throughout. An example of this is his parents love ballroom dancing but he hates it [i mean the boy] but he acts as if he likes it so that he can go to his grandmas house [he hates her in the beginning] but then his parents sign him up for a ballroom dancing competition where he wears a suit with heart designs all around it and dances like a monkey with his tail on fire. So rounding it of the boy hated his grandma and she tries to make him spend more time with her by doing a great robbery which they cannot fail. A good way to spend a sunday afternoon.

My fifth grade book club read this at the end of the school year, and they could not put it down! For sure their favorite book from the entire school year!

Granny tries to make her life more exciting for her grandson. Little does he know what he'll be getting involved in. I howled at this book. When Ben finds out his grandmother was an international jewel thief, he looks at her with new eyes. Then when he gets involved in the biggest heist of all I lost it. Not only his he totally in with the greatest theft of all but poor Ben has raised his parents expectations of wanting to dance ballroom style which is their favorite thing to watch on TV. Ben and Granny are wild as they plan and execute those plans. They have no idea who they will meet and who will aid them with their heist. Then to be almost undone by a nosy neighbor. The narrator is very prevalent through the story with hints and asides that are as funny as the story. You will need a hanky at the end, so be prepared. You also meet Raj who is also in Demon Dentist. I love this author. I cannot wait to pick up another of his books and I know exactly to whom to give this book.

I read parts of this book. It was not advanced but they both enjoyed reading it. Quite a bit silly and outlandish. But their friends were reading it too.

I am reading this aloud to my 7 & 9 year old and they love it. Author is good at hooking you at the end of every chapter so they always want to hear more. The writing is simple enough that either of them could be reading it themselves but my narrating is more entertaining lol.

Es para mi sobrina, es uno de los 4 libros que deberán leer en el ciclo escolar, llego antes de la fecha programada y bien empacado sin ningún problema, muy recomendable gracias

Eine großartige Geschichte, geeignet auch für Kinder ab 13 (Deutschsprachige mit genügend Englisch Wortschatz), ich habe es Ratz fatz gelesen, es hat wunderbar meine Englischkenntnisse aufgefrischt!

História captivante para incentivar a leitura em inglês das crianças

So funny

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