SuitabookFriendship under pressure
Max and Finlay are described as best friends who must face repeated challenges together.
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Alex Cliff - Author
This is a fast-moving fantasy adventure about friendship, dangerous challenges and the choice of one superpower at a time. Its central hook is the boys’ attempt to help Hercules while confronting a threatening flock of birds.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be the strongest boy in the world? Or the fastest? Or even the noisiest? Two ordinary young boys are about to find out!When the castle walls of Max and Finlay's den start crumbling away, little do the best mates know that everything is about to change . . . Trapped inside the wall is the ancient god Hercules and he needs the boys' help! The friends must complete a terrifying challenge every day for seven days and can choose only one of Hercules' amazing superpowers at a time to help them.In the fifth exciting Superpowers adventure, Max and Finlay have to face a ravenous flock of man-eating birds! Will their superpower save them?
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a fast-moving fantasy adventure about friendship, dangerous challenges and the choice of one superpower at a time. Its central hook is the boys’ attempt to help Hercules while confronting a threatening flock of birds.
Max and Finlay are described as best friends who must face repeated challenges together.
The boys must complete a terrifying challenge each day for seven days and select one superpower at a time.
The premise includes peril presented as terrifying, a crumbling den, entrapment and man-eating birds. These elements may deserve attention for readers who find threat or frightening adventure difficult.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough.
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