Fun, feisty Eva Gordon always tries to help her friends, but this time she might have a problem that’s too big even for her …
Category: Children's fiction
Themes:
Issues, Family Relationships, Friendships, Personal Challenge
Series:
The Eva Series
Fun, feisty Eva Gordon's never been one to shy away from helping her friends - whether they want her help or not! - but this time she might have found a problem that's too big even for her …
When Eva and her family head to Seacove for their summer holidays, she's looking forward to seeing Kate again, but it turns out things have gone very wrong for Kate. Her granny's in the hospital, and with no else to look after her, Kate's hiding out at home by herself, afraid she's going to be taken into care. Eva tries to be a good friend and help her out, but how long can a twelve-year-old manage by herself?
It's not just Kate who needs Eva's help, though helping Ruby turns out to be a LOT more fun! Ruby needs Eva to keep her company on a trip to London where she's trying out for a scholarship.
Is there any way the trip away with Ruby can help everyone sort things out? It seems impossible, but if you have a problem that needs solving, just leave it to Eva!
Eva’s third book from bestselling author Judi Curtin.
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.
'warm-hearted but gutsy young heroine ... a gentle story about family, friends, loyalty and responsibility'
'this is her (Curtin) at her best'
'by the end of the book the reader will wish they had a best friend just like Eva'
'Eva is a beautifully drawn character'
'a thoughtful examination of friendship and loyalty'
'I love Eva to pieces ... 10/10'
'the pace of the action ... keeps young readers hungry for more'
'a great series about friendship which girls will love'
'I particularly like the snappy and realistic dialogue'
'a surefire winner'
'Curtin writes fantastically for girls of nine and over and still deserves to be known as Ireland’s answer to Jacqueline Wilson'
'I love Judi Curtin’s books ... they are like a hot chocolate on a cold winter’s morning'
'Eva is a beautifully drawn, realistic character'
'readers of eight plus will lap up Leave it to Eva'
'an enjoyable summer read, no matter what the weather'
'the young teenage characters are warm and genuinely likeable'
'readers young and old will savour this latest instalment'
'hugely enjoyable'
'the story flows beautifully and Judi Curtin’s writing style is easy to read'
'would heartily recommend both this book and the author'
Download Teaching Guides: Summary and discussion points for three Eva books by Peter Heaney
