An effective springboard designed to empower pupils.

While neither Hirson's first novel, nor the sequel, The
Power that's Ours, is likely to be labelled "the most gripping
action-tale I have ever read", they are not intended as such, and both
introduce more than sufficient new ideas or interest scenarios to easily hold
the reader's attention and fire imaginative responses. The cover blurb of the
sequel outlines its purpose as: "to introduce children to the concepts of
goal setting, visualisation and affirmation". The book is certainly an
effective springboard designed to empower pupils, through a better
understanding of how they think, to effectively cope with life’s challenges. (I
was immediately sufficiently engaged to use part of the first chapter as
the  basis of a listening exercise for an English class). Stylistically
shadowy illustrations again serve their purpose and the writing is effectively
motivational. While the first book is aimed at pupils in their first three
years of formal schooling, the sequel addresses children a year or two
older(spare an imaginative thought for what may be a good theme for the third
in the series)