The Super Secret Club by Meredith Costain
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Illus. by Danielle McDonald. Ella Diaries. Scholastic, 2019.
ISBN: 9781743818084.
(Age: 6 - 9) Recommended. Ella and Zoe, her BFF (Best Friend
Forever), seem to be left out of a big secret. The mystery, and all
the whispering and giggling is causing Ella and Zoe to feel the pain
of exclusion. Will they ever find out? When a fancy pink envelope
turns up to explain the super-secret mystery of the created SOAP
organisation (Secret Organisation for Amazing People) will all the
uncertainty vanish to be replaced by something awesome?
Written in the style of the personal diary record of Ella, it
reveals the comic nature of her life, and the family interludes into
the mystery, as well as her personal angst about her school
friendships. Her created words and struggles to spell some of the
more complex vocabulary choices adds an insight into her unique
thinking.
Illustrated with the naive cartoon drawings of Danielle McDonald to
add additional comic touches, this will be a book enjoyed by young
readers who have come to know Ella through her other diary entries
in the Ella Diaries series.
Themes: Friendship; Diaries; Secrets.
Carolyn Hull