SuitabookSlob
Ellen Potter
- Reading
- You could read together and pause after scenes of school humiliation or family uncertainty, letting the reader choose whether to talk, continue, or take a break.
- Themes
- Body size and self-worth: Owen is described as overweight and picked on; the story frames his worth as more than his outward size. The contrast may open discussion about how body size and other people’s judgements affect a person’s sense of self.
- Loss and the past: Owen wants his invented television to show what happened when his parents were killed. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes Owen being picked on and his gym coach trying to humiliate him, alongside the death of his parents. These themes may be worth bearing in mind if either feels close to home.