Juliet is ten years old, and in her own words, ‘nearly a vet’. She’s watched her mother, an actual vet, at work and, along with her friend Chelsea, thinks it would be great to have a ‘pet sleepover’. They advertise at school and pets arrive – but will a cat, two rats, a rooster, a hen, parrots AND a carpet python get along? And can the girls cope?

The Juliet series is wonderful for five-to eight-year-olds wanting to take the next step into chapter books. My eight-year-old daughter loved the animal facts and tips about looking after pets. The second book in the series, At the Show, is also out now.

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Annie Condon is from Readings Hawthorn. This review was written in conjunction with Hannah Cunnington (8).