Description Share Post How to Do Paris With One Leg Ella Dove, illustrated by Jennifer Jamieson (Hachette) Maya might be Magic Maya, facing each day with strength and determination, but even she has to face the truth. While Maya’s very excited to join best friends Vita and Miles on the French school exchange trip, she has some apprehensions. It’s not just missing Mum and Dad and the guinea pigs, but that she’s not judged or restricted by her prosthetic leg. At the same time, Maya needs to know she will cope. However staying at the home of a disabled boy is her first disappointment. Thereafter it seems that Levi is surly and unwelcoming. What’s more, Vita and Miles grow increasingly withdrawn from Maya. Surely they must realise her excitement about this trip? That it warrants sharing on social media? After all, don’t they know that she intends to be an influencer? Thereafter, that her growing number of fans will be wanting scenes of her fantastic experience? However, what if the truth is something very different? That this Parisian adventure isn’t fantastic? That every day for Maya- and Levi- is one of obstacles and adaptations, potential accidents and embarrassment? Once again, Ella Dove entertains readers, while informing them. In fact we become fully involved in Maya’s week long French exchange. It is as though we’re riding the rollercoaster, chomping down on crêpes, too! Like our introduction to Maya, How to Roller-Skate with One Leg, How to Do Paris With One Leg is a really satisfying, engaging read. Bookwagon is proud to welcome aboard How to Do Paris With One Leg.
