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Cliffhanger

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Cliffhanger by Jacqueline Wilson

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By Jacqueline Wilson

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From climbing and abseiling to canoeing and a Crazy Bucket Race, Tim’s adventure holiday promises to be full of action. There’s just one problem: he is hopeless at sports of any kind. Can Tim survive the horrors of a week absolutely packed with activity? Can his team – the Tigers – be the overall champions?

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13 Aug 2017

This book is about this boy called Tim who is not very sporty. But his dad sends him to this adventure place which makes him do stuff like canoeing and abseiling and sporty games. Even though he is not good at sporty things. Find out how Tim survives in this adventure place by reading the book, Cliffhanger.

12 Aug 2017

Really good for holidays

10 Aug 2017

It is action packed

07 Aug 2017

not very entertaining (at least to me) although it is still a good read if you really enjoy jaqueline wilson books however i would not recommend this for people who enjoy reading diary of a wimpy kid books or timmy failure (like meee)

06 Aug 2017

It was really good because there was lots of sports games and some of them, like abseiling, were very dramatic.

03 Aug 2017

Because it is filled with lots of adventures that tim does

03 Aug 2017

It is a bit scary when he was abseiling but that was what made it so exciting to read. It's also based on sport and I think many people will enjoy this book.

02 Aug 2017

good book to read and i actually enjoyed it

29 Jul 2017

its a good book about being scared and perserverance.

28 Jul 2017

A fun adventure book. Well worth a read.

25 Jul 2017

Gone on a trip to the seaside in a caravan before? Not like this. Amazing book about a simple holiday turning into a nightmare. Best short book award goes to CLIFFHANGER!!!!!

25 Jul 2017

very scary

24 Jul 2017

you should read this book because it is full of adventure and danger it is a happy ending

13 Jul 2017

I love this book! Tim and Biscuits are very funny and their friendship is great. I would recommend this book to everyone.

08 Jul 2017

it wasnt so bad

08 Jul 2017

it is brilliantly amazing!!!

11 Jun 2017

A great story, by Jacqueline wilson. This book is good for girls and boys, as the main characters are boys. Biscuits, Kelly and Tim also feature in Buried Alive, the sequel to this.

I would say 7+

24 May 2017

I think it is a very funny book because he is not very good at the start but then starts to come up with very good ideas.

09 Nov 2016

This is an interesting story I would recommend to children from 9 and above.
It starts off when Tim is watching TV and his dad talks about this adventure holiday for children. He really wanted Tim to go because when he was a child he was very good at sports and he wanted Tim to be to. Tim hated the idea of it. And in the end he ends up going to it (thanks to his dad.)
At first he doesn't like it, he's put with this boy he doesn't like (Giles.) Giles is SUPER sporty and always likes winning. He calls Tim mean stuff. Also when Tim went there he met this nice (FAT) boy called Biscuits (I think he was called that because he eat so much stuff, it didn't really mention his name in the book.) Tim and Biscuits end up being really good friends.
TIM NEARLY DIED!!!! So they were doing this cliff hanging thing (abseiling) and when it was Tim's turn he was specifically told NOT to let go of the rope.
But what does he do??
Well, I ask you, he LETS GO of the rope.
He then is constructed what to do by Jake (he's kind of in charge with another lady called Sally) He ends up alright (than goodness) if he didn't survive it the story would end.
Next they go canoeing, their team (the tigers) were almost winning when this girl called Kelly dropped her troll doll thing and stops them from going on. So Tim (to the rescue) gets her out (and ends up SOAKING!!)
They have one FINAL task before they leave the adventures holiday the next day. So they have to collect water and put it into the buckets, but they have to run a lot. The team with the most water wins (points.) Everyone in the team manages to do it but then there;s a finishing task witch is the real deal and it is tough and then once again (Tim to the rescue) finds a solution and everybody is proud of Tim.
Loved this book. :)

23 Aug 2016

it had a great game in it and i liked the tigers

20 Aug 2016

This book is an exiting.It is a good adventure us book

13 Aug 2016

This book was so funny. I like biscuits because he is very funny. I liked Kelly as well because she reminds me a bit of my self. I read this book in me day because it was so good all I wanted to do was read it!

13 Aug 2016

I think you should read this book because it tells you to always believe in yourself theres no such word as can't. And jack in the book is really encouraging.

09 Aug 2016

good

07 Aug 2016

I recommend this book for its adventure and humour.

06 Aug 2016

Quite funny and makes sure you read buried alive after.

05 Aug 2016

If you like adventures and games, friendship and fun. This is the book for you. The main character is called Tim and his dad forces him to go to summer camp. There is a lot of fun and adventures awaiting you.

03 Aug 2016

i found it a bit boring

03 Aug 2016

love it

03 Aug 2016

Because it is about a boy who thinks he is no good at anything but when visiting an adventure camp he finds out he as good as everyone else- even the cool ones.

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