Noah's Gold

Very interesting book.

I did not enjoy this book. It was hard to follow at times.

This book was written in a manner that drew me into reading it. It is rich in detail and creativity. It has created a new genre of reading that I have never read before and is now my favourite read of 2024. It has inspired me to try new subjects in reading.

I gave this book a 5/5 because of the way that Frank Cottrell Boyce writes the story. He creates a picture in your mind and you feel like you are in control of the book.

Frank Cottrell Boyce is a incredible and talented writer that has inspired me and others to find there style of reading.

Amazing book full of adventure!!!

An amusing and enjoyable read, definitely one I'll recommend.

It was reeaallyy good

This book was written well and I have enjoyed it also it contained good characters.

I like the fact they had to survive with no internet. Would recommend for children aged 9.

It was very interesting but it wasn’t very detailed.

In the beginning the story dragged on a bit. Later on in the story it became more interesting. I did enjoy reading it.

This book started off boring (to me) but about 3/4 through it became exciting! My favourite character was the main character Noah, the boy who ‘broke the internet’ I liked this character because he was logical yet fun at the same time! I’d recommend this book to the years 4-7 as it was a fairy tale these years would enjoy.

An interesting book made of letters. I wouldn’t read more books if it was a series. But it still is a good book

I liked this book because it was interesting and unusual. It was a way to say that technology is bad for you. My favourite character in this fictional book was Ada because she is very calm and her name is Ada. I would recommend this book to other people.

This fiction book is really good. It's about a boy who snuck on his sister's school trip, but when things go wrong and the teacher goes missing, they are left alone and have to survive. While trying to survive they accidentally interrupt a heist involving prescious treasure.

I will recommend it

I really enjoyed this book. I would definitely recommend this book.

I think it would be good if you like to have a laugh.
I would recommend it to other people.
It's a good fiction book.
If it was factual, I would learn about uninhabited islands.

A modern adventure full of team spirit

It’s very funny and makes me laugh.
The storyline was quite adventurous

This book looked great but wasn't for me

It was a creative idea but not too far fetched so it was believable. I like how it involved Noah breaking the internet and all the letters. Noah was my favourite character. But it wasn’t as exciting as POP.

It was amazing because the book was dangerous.My thoughts are that the book was just perfect it was fiction and non fiction at the same time.The person I liked the best was Noah the main character this is because he found good and was the one who found out the internet was gone.It interest me because this can actually happen in real life and it’s just funny.Yes because it will make them laugh and smile too

Noah is my favourite chatacter because he is very smart and funny. And everyone need to listen to him more as he has smart ideas.

I would recommend this book to all, as it is a very nice to read it.

This is the first book I have read by this author, and I found it hard to stick to. I found it a bit boring, because the only setting is an island and a bus. However, I did think the ending was enjoyable, because the mystery was solved well.

I’m not sure I’d recommend this book.

Such a great and heartwarming story and I giggled from start to finish. I enjoyed it so much and loved the characters.

Easy to read book in letter-format. It contains humour and adventure. Likeable main character - Noah. Good for Year 4+. Interesting discussions to be had on our dependence on the internet/phone/social media.

This is a very funny book told from the perspective of Noah, a boy who accidentally ends up on a school trip .... because of some sandwiches! The presentation of the story as a series of letters was a novel idea and worked well. The book gives the reader an opportunity to imagine life without modern devices and ends with the teacher being a villain - fantastic!

‘Noah’s Gold’ by Frank Cottrell-Boyce

‘Noah’s Gold’ by Frank Cottrell-Boyce is a wise and funny book. When a bus from St Anthony’s School taking a group of 9-year-olds on a geography field trip is “hijacked” by the satnav, their teacher - blindly obeying the instruction “straight forward” - manages to maroon them all on an island. Their bus then plunges “straight forwardly” off a cliff, their teacher goes AWOL, and the internet becomes “broken”.

Suddenly, everyone is confronted by the inescapable prospect of a world without technology. Seven-year-old Noah, an unintentional stowaway, believes that he must be responsible for this calamity, and he sets out to “fix” the internet, under the pretext of looking for treasure. What follows is his account (mainly) of their misadventures on the island involving, amongst other things, falling off cliff tops, riding on sharks and eventually discovering real treasure, the gold of the title.

Part of the humour and charm of this book lies in the different voices of each of the children: Ryland’s interpretation of events comes with all the high drama of PC gaming, while Dario struggles with his over-reliance on on-line “facts”. The highly imaginative Ada sees everything in terms of magic, finding endless supernatural explanations for Noah’s actions. Lola is the self-appointed, morale-boosting (cheer-) leader; and Eve, Noah’s older sister, is as realistic and resourceful as Noah is himself. Drawing on their individual qualities, the children eventually work together to overcome practical adversity, out-witting a gang of criminals; and in so-doing, they achieve a greater appreciation and understanding of the “real” island world around them, experiencing things more fully, with the fresh immediacy of life beyond a screen.

Ultimately the story draws to a satisfactory conclusion – with a slight twist! - and Cottrell-Boyce's message would seem to be that while living without the internet can have great advantages, we cannot travel backwards. Where technology is concerned, moderation holds the key. However, one hopes that through being denied it, even for a brief while, the children's lives have become richer – even if not with gold!

This was a funny and exciting read that was hard to put down. It is a great adventure story but with friendship at its heart.

Not my cup of tea. Silly and a rather ridiculous premise. I can see some in Year 6 and 5 enjoying it though but it's not to my taste. Not as good as some of his other books.