The Small Things
Lisa Thompson, Hannah Coulson
Subjects
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
- Fantasy Worlds - awesome adventures of magic and mystery
- Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
Average rating
A groundbreaking robot helps friendship blossom in this poignant and uplifting novella from bestseller Lisa Thompson, inspired by a true story.
Anna’s anxious when she’s picked to befriend the new girl in her class. For a start, Ellie is ill and can’t come to school herself. So Anna has to communicate with her through a new kind of robot. But Anna is also worried that her life’s too small and boring to be of interest to her new friend. Compared to the other girls, she doesn’t have anything exciting to talk about and so when Ellie asks her a question, a little white lie pops out. Then another and another. When Ellie finds out the truth, can their friendship survive …? Inspired by a true story, a groundbreaking robot helps friendship blossom in this poignant and uplifting novella from bestseller Lisa Thompson.Reviews
This book shows that if you want to make true friends you have to be yourself instead of pretending you are someone else.
Ambassador Catapult Mittens 29.08.2024
This is a short, well-written, book with a good meaning.
Baroness Hopscotch Moonbeam 11.08.2024
I liked it when Ellie came back to school
Fairy Venus Peninsula 05.08.2024
I would recommend this book to my friend who like non fiction books
Grandmaster Friday Spinner 12.06.2024
I like this book a lot. Easy reading for everybody.
Prince Cello Mittens 07.08.2023
It was very interesting, especially as it had the Ellie-bots in.
Nurse Viper Haystack 03.08.2023
I helped me to learn that You shouldn't lie to your friends because it's hurt their feelings. Also, I learnt that you do not have to be shy rather you can make friends if you ask them.
Professor Diamond Stegosaurus 26.07.2023
I really liked it very interesting story. This is probably one of my favourite books I have ever read
Coach Babs Chocolate-mousse 25.08.2022
I liked this book because I couldn't stop reading each time I got to the end of a chapter. It was an exciting story and I really wanted to find out what was going to happen to Ellie next. My favourite character was Anna because she was kind to Ellie but started telling lies because her life was boring. Anna is also my name. I would read this again and recommend it to other people because I liked it so much I read it in one evening!
Empress Gloriana Colly-Wobbles 16.08.2022
I thought it was a really nice book because of all the adventures it tells and my favourite character was Anna because she might have told lies to her best friend Elle but she was then honest and said the truth.
Major Augustus Slingshot 10.08.2022
I absolutely love this book because it is just so intriguing my favourite characters are Ellie and Anna. I love Ellie because she is really kind and she got through her sickness really well. And at first she couldn't come to school in person so she did it through a robot. But then she got through her sickness and was then able to go to school in person. I highly recommend this book.
General Hopscotch Glitterball 06.08.2022
Anna is being picked at school she's a little anxious.A new girl is in the class she came as a robot
Doctor Blossom Teacup 02.08.2022
This book was okay. It was really short and quite fast paced which I liked but it was just not the best book I've read before. My fav character was Ellie as she had so much personality for someone who was sick. The best part was in the authors note when she announced that this is based of a true story. It was so kind and thoughtful to spread this awareness with other people through such a heart-warming story. xxx
Officer Cynthia Unicycle 25.07.2022
Good
Mademoiselle Honeycomb Turkey 07.10.2021
It was amazing to learn how technology has developed. It is a fiction book but it teaches you to. I really like the story. I recommend it to you. I hope you read it!
Queen Amazonia Hungry-Hippo 12.08.2021
