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Gangsta Granny
Gangsta Granny | David Walliams
A hilarious and moving story of old age, adventure, stolen jewels and swimming the Thames, from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing childrens author in the country. I absolutely love David Walliams's books. In a few more years they will become classics. Sue Townsend, author of Adrian Mole Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandmas house. Shes the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble, and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesnt know about his grandma. 1) She was once an international jewel thief. 2) All her life, she has been plotting to steal the Crown Jewels, and now she needs Bens help...
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MariaW
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And again, this is how it looks like when the students get to know Mrs Wolff‘s recommendation of the month. 😊

mtr1453 That's a sweet read... 1mo
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MariaW
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I finished this one in the bathtub yesterday. The problem of grandkids not wanting to visit because they seem to be boring is one most grandparents can relate to, but the this granny does cope with it in a very peculiar way. What a nice story. 🦹‍♀️🦹‍♀️🦹‍♀️

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MariaW
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The moment the Queen catches you in the act of stealing the Crown jewels - in her nightgown and Corgy slippers. 🤣🤣🤣

Aimeesue 😂😂😂 1mo
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Jari-chan
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This is a cute and fun Grandma and grandson story, includes the Queen and the biggest robbery ever done. Even though it's a children's book, this one goes straight to a grwon-ups heart. 3/4 of the book are the fun part, but at the end Walliams also talks about death and letting go. Important lessons for our young readers.

@TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo

Twainy I think I need to buy this for my niece …. 2y
Jari-chan @Twainy that's a lovely idea 😊 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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Deifio My daughter recently listened to it and loved it 2y
Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks ❤️❤️ 2y
Jari-chan @Deifio I can totally relate to that 🤭 2y
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Sawyer.A
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This is one of my favorite books, it's about a little boy and his grandma, and the grandma finally told him a secret on what she does for a living and she turns out to be this high time criminal

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barbrasbanana
Gangsta Granny | David Walliams
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Granny gangsta wow 10/10

barbrasbanana just lol 3y
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Highkick
Gangsta Granny | David Walliams
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A story of how we perceive and treat the elderly.

Chelleo Welcome to Litsy! Hope these #Litsytips by @RaimeyGallant http://bit.ly/litsytips and #LitsyHowTo videos: goo.gl/UrCpoU are helpful. #LitsyWelcomeWagon (edited) 5y
RaimeyGallant Welcome! 5y
Highkick Thanks x 5y
AlwaysForeverReading Welcome to Litsy!!!💜💙♥️💙💜 5y
Highkick Thank you x 5y
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JennyM
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And suddenly she‘s become a book worm - huzzah

Jee_HookedOnBookz How great is that! Yayyyy! 5y
Cinfhen Awesomeness 💜 5y
BarbaraBB So cool! 💕 5y
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Reggie Yayyy!!! 5y
Cathythoughts 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💓 5y
JennyM @Jee_HookedOnBookz @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB @Reggie @Cathythoughts It makes me very happy. She‘s been a reluctant reader but these hols something has clicked and she has her nose permanently in a book. (edited) 5y
LeeRHarry Nice one! 😆 5y
JennyM @LeeRHarry finally!! 5y
Klou My younger sisters loved this book. And many other David Walliams books! This is so great! 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @JennyM you give me hope! Thank you for sharing! And I've been wanting to check out David Walliams books myself too hahahaha 5y
LauraBeth Nice job! 🎉🥂👊 5y
saresmoore Woohoo! 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Yay!! 💗 5y
JennyM @Klou @Jee_HookedOnBookz they are such great books, for kids and adults! 5y
JennyM @LauraBeth @saresmoore @erzascarletbookgasm thanks lovelies, it‘s just great to see her so engrossed 😊 5y
Klou @JennyM definitely! 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @JennyM yes totally! And I love the illustrations too! 5y
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Pinkmonster360
Gangsta Granny | David Walliams
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A very warm hearted story

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Bronte_Chintz
Gangsta Granny | David Walliams

Any last comments on my Gangsta Granny post from the kids at my school would be greatly appreciated, going to be showing it to them soon, so only about an hour left to put any new comments on. They‘d love to hear from you!!! #encouragereading #doitforthekids

Cinfhen What grade do u teach?!? Book sounds adorable 😍 6y
Bronte_Chintz @Cinfhen I teach in a secondary special needs school. They love getting responses from people on their work, I thought id trial Litsy to see the response they could get and i think they‘re going to be so happy! 😊😊👍🏻 6y
Cinfhen Yay!!! That‘s awesome!! I commented on your original post! Tell the kids I think they are super reading stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 6y
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Bronte_Chintz @Cinfhen Will do! Thank you, honestly they‘ll appreciate it so much. 6y
LiterRohde Goes to show you can‘t judge a book by its cover. Sounds like a great book. I‘ll have to recommend it to my students. (edited) 6y
Bronte_Chintz @LiterRohde You should, mine have roared laughing through this. David Williams is proving to be a bit of an aspiring Roald Dahl. His books are very popular here. (edited) 6y
LiterRohde @Bronte_Chintz Is he a judge on Britain‘s Got Talent? 6y
Bronte_Chintz @LiterRohde He is! Quite a prolific writer now too, his books are very funny in that naughty way students like 😂😂 6y
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Bronte_Chintz
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Some students I work with have written a blurb about the book they are halfway through reading. They‘d love to see how many likes and comments they could get about their review so please take a read! 💖

“Gangsta Granny is funny,she is hilarious,” she steals all the jewels. We can‘t wait to read the ending, you will really like it, so please read it.”

Seekingtardis I love funny grannies, I will absolutely be adding this to my tbr pile with my son! #hideyourjewls 6y
BeansPage Ha!😄 6y
cobwebmoth Sounds great! 6y
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LeahBergen You‘ve piqued my interest and made this book sound like something I need to add to my gift-giving list. Greetings from Canada! 🇨🇦 6y
Jas16 Sounds like a great book that I will have to buy my nephew. 6y
SassyBookworm This book sounds like great fun! Can‘t wait til my daughter is old enough for us to read it together! & Greetings from Kentucky (USA)🐴🐎🏀💙 6y
Cinfhen I love the title and your reviews rocks 🤘🏼😎shoutout from Israel 🇮🇱 😘 6y
Bronte_Chintz @Seekingtardis @Syndelle777 @cobwebmoth @LeahBergen @Jas16 @Chrysta23 @Cinfhen Thank you all so much for your replies, and everyone else for the likes, my class will be so happy with the responses. It really encourages their writing when they see it‘s for a purpose and that others respond positively to it. 💖💖💖💖💖💖. THANKYOU! 6y
LiterRohde Goes to show you can‘t judge a book by its cover. Sounds like a great book. I‘ll have to recommend it to my students. 6y
ReadZenRites Hey! Awesome review!! Nicely worded and persuasive. Adding the book to my TBR now. 😁🎉💕👍🏻 6y
Gharv My little girl is 11, and she loves a funny story! Thank you for your review because now we can add a new book to her list here in Arkansas (US)! 6y
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rustoryhuf
Gangsta Granny | David Walliams
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Look what Auntie Dixie and I have! This is Bueller, son of @lizzlehuff and he is 5 lbs of royal fun. Next up, grammie is gonna teach him to read. #DogsOfLitsy

trazo 🐶😍 6y
DGRachel ❤️🐶❤️ 6y
monalyisha Oh my GOD! (Oh my dog?) 😍🐶😍 (edited) 6y
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LibrarianRyan Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh👍🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 6y
Jess7 Aww 6y
Kmmsellers How adorable!!! 6y
JoScho ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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MystGalaxyBooks Great header! 6y
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winemom
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A thing happened tonight. 👵🏻

TricksyTails 😂😂😂👵🏻♥️ 6y
TricksyTails Love the color!! 6y
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izah.ahmad
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This book seriously caught me off guards. It filled up laughters and surprisingly, tears too. Benny truly reminded me of myself sometimes, for being impatient and impolite young brat; and as Grandma, I somehow saw my own mother in her.

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izah.ahmad
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One of the things that make me flip the book is a majestic thing like this. I couldn't help myself to not take picture of this cotton tree.

100 years and man there she is, still standing tall and strong 😍

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rockpools
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Bedtime reading. Been a looong day!

Megabooks Rest well! 7y
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MrsMarks88
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David Walliams has got a real gift for children's writing! Gangsta Granny was funny, interesting and touching. The story explores the relationship between grandmother and grandson which develops when granny's unlikely past is revealed. Walliams creates unique and funny characters each with their own quirks.
An easy read - fantastic for encouraging reluctant readers!

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Bibliogeekery
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I just finished this audiobook. It ended up being a sweet and funny story about love and connection and trying to pull a jewel heist with your grandmother. The way the main character disparaged and disrespected his grandmother was super harsh in the beginning. Thankfully that narrative turned around. The stereotypical trope of the South Asian shopkeeper was unnecessary and annoying - otherwise enjoyable and funny and sweet at times.

MrBook 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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Gingersnapppp
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This book is about a boy named Ben who thinks his granny is really boring. Little does he know she is an international jewel thief. This is an amazing story that weaves together important life lessons in a way that you don't see coming. Highly recommend this middle grade book.