Rich, spoilt, high-maintenance Eva Gordon likes fancy, sophisticated things so when her parents sell their sell their holiday home and their expensive car Eva can’t understand why her dad can’t fix things.
But when Eva’s dad loses his job and she has to move house and change schools, she realises life has changed for good. She’s determined to hate her new life, until a chance visit to a fortune teller gives her the idea that doing good may help her to get her old life back. Eva (with the help of her friend Victoria) starts to help all around her, whether they want it or not!
The story of Eva’s Journey from spoilt princess to pretty cool girl!
Extract available: read some of this book now ... Chapter Three
'an exciting and enjoyable storyline ... an interesting and enticing read' Girl's Thoughts
'a great book ... I recommend it for ages 9 and up' Inis Magazine
'I think this is one of Judi’s best books yet ... I finished it in under a day, it was so good ... Overall I thought the book was fantastic ... Fabulous book, everyone should read it.' Bookster Reviews
'Clear text, plenty of lively dialogue and lots of genuinely funny moments make for a very enjoyable read. It should provide heartwarming inspiration for many a ten-to-twelve-year-old girl.' Books Ireland
'After only a few sugar-loaded pages, the reader is just longing for the smile to be wiped off her (Eva’s) professionally painted lips - just to get her taken down a peg or two. And the reader is not disappointed.' Books Ireland
'This is a refreshing kind of book and would give children the idea to make the best of what you have got. It’s an "always look on the bright side of life" kind of book!' InTouch Magazine
'a book that is very relevant to the times we now live in' InTouch Magazine
'excellent' The Farmers Journal
'Eight to 10-year-olds can really take off into the worlds of their imaginations, and, in this age group, fiction really comes into its own. An author with a huge following is, of course, Judi Curtin, whose Eva's Journey, her first book after the Alice and Megan series, takes her heroine from "spoilt princess to pretty cool girl" in a story told with her trademark wit and warmth' Sunday Independent
'another cracker about friends and family from Limerick’s writing legend' Irish Independent
'a charming, topical story about what really matters in life' Bookfest Reader reviews
'I love this book! I think Judi Curtin is a brilliant author!' Kaya
'Brilliant!' Sarah
'I think Eva's Journey is the best book I've ever read. I read it all in one day. It is a great book and I definitely would give it 10/10. Judi Curtin, you are the best author in the world!' Caoimhe
'A modern day fairy tale, 'Eva's Journey' charts Eva's progress as she learns that stuff, while nice, is not what makes life worthwhile. The friendship she begins with the odd girl in her class makes her new life more bearable, and the steadfast friend from her old life makes it more fun. Watching out for other people distracts her from her own troubles, and before she knows it she's enjoying herself in her run down house, last year's clothes and no gadgets. A timely story and one I enjoyed a lot.' Aoife
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