The lonely lunch club by Maddy Mara & Laura Stitzel

This charming story about a group of children who connect at a bench in the school yard that unites them as ‘The Lonely Lunch Club’ is a simple friendship tale for young readers who have progressed to chapter books.  There is a simplicity and charm to the story that incorporates ideas about friendship and struggles that are school-based. As part of the ‘Your Next Read’ series of chapter books it includes a quiz at the end of this story to highlight possible reading preferences for a ‘next read’. For readers aged 5-6 who are exploring independent reading.

Themes: Friendship, School, Spiders, Early chapter book.

Carolyn Hull