Llama Drama
Margaret Clark

Aussie Angels 17

Hodder Headline, 2002

139p., pbk., $12.95

0733614892

I chose Llama Drama because I knew Margaret Clarks Aussie Angels series was an animal series and I like animals and animal books.  So I chose to review Llama Drama.

Llama Drama is all about a Llama which comes slowly walking up Animal Havens driveway and causes a heap of frustrating trouble for the Angels.  The Llamas owners threaten to call the police because they think that the Angels stole her.  Mark is trying to get the Llama to spit on Kara, Greash and Foxie, the people he hates the most, when he (Mark) tells her to and the Llama might just do it.

Llama Drama is a great book aimed at primary school students from ages 7 to 12 year olds, but could be read by younger students (with some help) or it could be read by older people as well.

Llama Drama would be a great gift because its easy to read, has a great text size and is also a read-along book, a read-aloud book and a read alone book. Llama Drama is also great because you feel like youre in the book with the characters all the time (while reading).

Llama Drama gets you hooked from the very beginning and is even worth spending your pocket money on, and is also worth getting in trouble for reading at night in bed.

The characters relationships and problems are very real.

If you want to understand Llama Drama better it is worthwhile to read the other books in the Aussie Angels series first (1-18).

Vanessa, 10, Canberra

I found the book an easy read.  I enjoy most Aussie Angels (this is the third one I've read so far) but I liked this one a little more because I found that you could see the point of view of Mark, the youngest character in the book. For example, Marks determination to teach the llama how to spit on people he doesn't particularly like.  I also found out more about Uncle Pete and how the other characters see him.

This book can be enjoyed by the ages of 9 to 15 years. I find it an easy book to get in to. The storyline is fantastic; I find the text the right size and the words are quite easy to read. It comes across as funny and even though the book is long, it is finished before you know it. On a rating out of ten I'll give the lasting of the book (the time it takes to read and how easy it is, etc) an eight.  I'll give the storyline of the book a ten.

I'll give the book itself a nine. I hope you can enjoy the book as much as I did.

Robert, Year 6, Canberra, ACT