Category: Middle-grade

Every literary generation has its own underdog – as a kid I had Adrian Mole, in the late 90’s there was Stanley Yelnats from HOLES, ten years on Wimpy Kid crashed the party, only to be followed by Lottie Brooks.  I’m not trying to emulate any of these great writers, but there is no denying that when done well, underdogs are BELOVED by their readers…And that is exactly what Finley N.O. Hope is.  He’s not just an underdog, he’s a fail magnet, the kind of klutz: his life path seems to …