Portland Readers

Popcorn
Popcorn was an excellent exploration of anxiety and OCD as experienced by a young middle school boy. It follows him over the course of one day, and includes some funny cartoons - which I found illustrated the way that anxiety feels in a fun and yet informative manner. As someone who doesn't have anxiety, I felt that this book enabled me to experience the range of emotions, from nerves to a full blown panic attack through the protagonists eyes.

Erin

Popcorn
Popcorn was an amazing book to read. It had many funny moments whilst also having some moments that were a lot less funny. I really enjoyed the different cartoons scattered around the book. This is a great read as it can be relatable for people with or even without anxiety at some parts. I also think that the analogy of anxiety being like popcorn was really smart and fitting.

Sofia

The Boy I Love
This book was a very interesting look at the experiences of young men on the battlefields of World War 1 through the eyes of someone who is gay, and from the traveller community. Being gay at this time was dangerous - however, this love story transcended the difficulties this character experienced. I really loved reading from this perspective.

Mrs Patel

Popcorn
I enjoyed reading this book. The plot was great and there was some funny aspects in the book. The characters were well written and I liked the illustration's. I would recommend this book to people who have anxiety/ocd.

Alexa

Popcorn
the book is good and its still intresting and kind of funny way to learn about anxiety in a fun was and also learn how diffrent people deal with it

Rosemine

Popcorn
We both enjoyed the book a lot. It was very nice and fresh to hear from someones perspective about the struggles of someone with anxiety and the doodles and drawings really helped. Rob Harrell is a very funny and descriptive writer and kept us engaged throughout. Andrew, I'm sure is a character that a lot of people can relate to but he made all the characters loveable (apart from the bully, and in Andrew's perspective G) but they were all very unique. We also found it funny how a nurse has a junk food stash, and how his 2 favourite 'teachers' like each other and how Mr Kellerman also has it. Overall a very enjoyable read from both of us. Would reccomend!

Tara Rose and Evritt

Popcorn
This was a very good book. It kept you engaged the entire time, and left you wanting to know what would happen next. The storyline was relatable and realistic, so you could empathise with Andrew. It was a very good reading level for me, and I found the illustrations very funny and interesting. I would definitely recommend this book to friends. Truly an enjoyable read.

Will