Eva is the girl with everything. Her parents throw her lavish parties in their luxury home, and her friends admire her designer clothes and manicured nails. But Eva’s world is turned upside down when her father loses his job.
Themes:
Issues, Family Relationships, Friendships, Personal Challenge, Difference, prejudice, intolerance
Series:
The Eva Series
Rich, spoilt, high-maintenance Eva Gordon likes fancy, sophisticated things so when her parents sell their sell their holiday home and their expensive car Eva can’t understand why.
But when Eva’s dad loses his job and she has to move house and change schools, she realises life has changed for good. She’s determined to hate her new life, until a chance visit to a fortune teller gives her the idea that doing good may help her to get her old life back. Eva (with the help of her friend Victoria) starts to help all around her, whether they want it or not!
The story of Eva’s Journey from spoilt princess to pretty cool girl!
Judi Curtin is the best-selling author of the ‘Alice and Megan’ series, the 'Eva' series and the 'Time After Time' series, about Beth and Molly, accidental time-travelling best friends. Judi won the Children's Book of the Year (Senior) at the Irish Book Awards in 2017 for Stand By Me. Her current series, about Lily, is set in the famous Lissadell House in Co Sligo.
Woody Fox has been a children’s illustrator for 30 years specialising in all things animal related and anything funny. He’s worked for most of the major publishers in Britain as well as many abroad and also had successful cards ranges and clothes designs.
He also has been a willow sculptor for the last 12 years, again specialising in animals which are his passion: you can see his scuptures at www.woodyfoxwillow.co.uk. He lives in Devon, England with his partner and two black cats surrounded by trees and wonderful wildlife.
'makes you want to read more, and I could never put it down'
'a charming, topical story about what really matters in life'
'excellent'
'Eight to 10-year-olds can really take off into the worlds of their imaginations, and, in this age group, fiction really comes into its own. An author with a huge following is, of course, Judi Curtin, whose Eva's Journey, her first book after the Alice an
'another cracker about friends and family from Limerick’s writing legend'
'I think this is one of Judi’s best books yet ... I finished it in under a day, it was so good ... Overall I thought the book was fantastic ... Fabulous book, everyone should read it.'
'Clear text, plenty of lively dialogue and lots of genuinely funny moments make for a very enjoyable read. It should provide heartwarming inspiration for many a ten-to-twelve-year-old girl.'
'After only a few sugar-loaded pages, the reader is just longing for the smile to be wiped off her (Eva’s) professionally painted lips - just to get her taken down a peg or two. And the reader is not disappointed.'
'This is a refreshing kind of book and would give children the idea to make the best of what you have got. It’s an "always look on the bright side of life" kind of book!'
'a book that is very relevant to the times we now live in'
'a great book ... I recommend it for ages 9 and up'
'an exciting and enjoyable storyline ... an interesting and enticing read'
Download Teaching Guides: Summary and discussion points for three Eva books by Peter Heaney
