The title here leaves little to the imagination. We know this kid is going to have some kind of wings, so his relationship with birds comes as little surprise. The plot is okay and the primary characters are reasonably complex. The bully characters are quite shallow, though and the diversity feels calculated.

This then is Andrews McMeel reprinting the 2021 book from Lenny Henry with the necessary tweaks for the US market, but boy didn't they get suckered in by the celebrity name? It's just boring-boy-and-his-bullies scene, followed by boring-boy-and-his-bullies scene, followed by extra-dimensional science experiment goes wrong, followed by boring-boy-and-his-bullies scene. Wait, what?

I would invite you to check it out and prove me wrong, but that would be doing you a disservice. This was just a stodge, a humourless wade through a peat bog of boring, brightened up (allegedly) by copious needless changes of font – you know the kind that supposedly make a book better for a reluctant reader, and just alienate anyone vaguely dyslexic. There is some mystery to be had in the avian help our 'hero' gets, but there is nothing like any justification for the title in the first forty per cent of the book, and even the science flashback thingy fails to act as his back-story in suitable fashion.

I've read books for this audience by celebrities that have been wonderful – inventive, clever, fresh. I've not given two hoots about their source. This is none of those things, and so I am forced to give two hoots about its source. I expected the imminent from Jamie Oliver (and I kid you not) to be tripe, but this is the prime example of these vanity books being as useless as you feared. One and a half stars.

This book was full of adventures. It starts like any usual plot of a child's daily life then diverts from ordinary to exciting adventures! It also tells bullying and racism issues and gives out take home points of acceptance and tolerancy. I think this book is a great way to tell and teach children about the issues. Actually the pacing actually got me confused, sometime in the beginning it felt like it would lead to an "A" situation, but suddenly the author cut it short and then a whole different situation came up, and after that it went back again to "A", maybe it was because of my personal preference that made me a bit put off while reading this. The illustrations inside the book are very charming, my favorite would be the illustration at chapter two and I absolutely adore the extra exclusive comic. Thank you NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the copy.

Love the new edition so much! The illustrations are good and the pages are so alive!

I love the representation of the characters. I do feel the writing is fit for the middle grade age group. What I appreciate more is the focus on words that the readers would learn while reading the book. I love the extra comic content. It’s special!

Believe it or not, bullies are everywhere and our little hero suddenly develops wings, has to save the planet from destruction even though he couldn’t stand up to the bullies on normal days.

It’s such a good feel fun read. Definitely a top recommendation!

Thank you, Andrews MacMeel Publishing, for the advance reading copy.