The title of the book: Horrid Henry Rocks
The name of the author: Francesca Simon
The book`s main character is Henry. He is an adolescent. He hates everybody and that is why he fights and screams almoust all the time. Henry doesn`t respect neither adults nor teachers. He doesn`t have manners. He doesn`t seem real and I think that he is merely stereotype. He doesn`t grow or develop during the novel.
The novel contains a four separate and different stories. The first one tells about a crossfire between big brother and his little brother. Henry smudges Peters drawings and hides Peters stuffed animals. The second story tells about a crossfire between Henry and the girl next door. Henry steals Margaret`s biscuits and disturbs Margaret`s and her friends sleepover. In the third story Henry`s teacher asks the pupils to write an autobiographys. Henry hates writing and that is why he steals and spoils Margaret`s autobiography. The fourth story tells about the evening when Henry and his family go to ”The Daffy and her Dansing Daisies” show. Henry hates Daffy. In the show Henry wins in the raffle and he has to go on the stage with Daffy. It was Henry`s worst nightmare. Everyone was looking at him and of course he didn`t know any stupid Daisy songs. Henry sang as loud as he could The Killer Boy Rat`s song. Two security guards ran on the stage and grabbed Henry. I think that the story take place in the town and the events took perhaps one week. The stories are disconnected with each other.
The narrator in the story is an outsider but in the some parts of the story Henry tells his story himself.
The main theme of this novel is a difficulties of the puberty. Henry`s life is very lonely because he behaves so badly. He hasn´t got friends for example. I think that he is depressed and distressed. The message of this novel is that the adults will have to understand their kids better and help them if they have problems in their manners. The adults have to give time for their children.
The first story in the book is the best one because it tells about quarreling between siblings. It is an eventful part of the book. I recommend this book to you and everybody. The language is quite easy to read but it isn`t too easy. I learned new words and I notised that I undestood the book very well.