{"id":1594,"date":"2022-09-19T18:45:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T08:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.readingopensdoors.com.au\/?p=1594"},"modified":"2022-09-19T18:46:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T08:46:01","slug":"how-to-be-prime-minister-and-survive-grade-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.readingopensdoors.com.au\/?p=1594","title":{"rendered":"How to be Prime Minister and Survive Grade Five"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.readingopensdoors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/How-to-Be-Prime-Minister-and-Survive-Grade-Five-xxx-667x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.readingopensdoors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/How-to-Be-Prime-Minister-and-Survive-Grade-Five-xxx-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/blog.readingopensdoors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/How-to-Be-Prime-Minister-and-Survive-Grade-Five-xxx-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/blog.readingopensdoors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/How-to-Be-Prime-Minister-and-Survive-Grade-Five-xxx-768x1178.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.readingopensdoors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/How-to-Be-Prime-Minister-and-Survive-Grade-Five-xxx.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Title<\/strong>:&nbsp;<em>How to be Prime Minister and Survive Grade Five<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Author: &nbsp;<\/strong>Carla Fitzgerald<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publisher<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uqp.com.au\/\">University of Queensland Press \u2013 UQP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publication date<\/strong>: 2 August 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Themes<\/strong>: Action, courage, democracy, friendship, resilience, sisters,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional notable information<\/strong>: Teachers\u2019 notes can be downloaded from the UQP website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uqp.com.au\/books\/how-to-be-prime-minister-and-survive-grade-five\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How to be Prime Minister and Survive Grade Five <\/em>by Carla Fitzgerald immerses the reader into eleven-year-old Harper\u2019s life, a life that was not of her, or her family\u2019s choosing as her dad is suddenly and sensationally thrust into the top job as Prime Minster of Australia. With this position, their life is transformed as they move to Kirribilli House. Harper and her younger sister, Lottie, are now accompanied to their new school, Oceanview College for Ladies and Gentlemen, by two federal police officers. Dev, her dad\u2019s chief of staff, is always with their family briefing Harper\u2019s dad, informing him and getting him to sign documents. Cerise, the overbearing Prime Ministerial Nanny, is never far away ensuring Harper and Lottie not only look the part of being the PM\u2019s daughter\u2019s but also act the part. All these changes, prying eyes, constant demands, countless decisions and meetings are a massive undertaking. Deputy Saunders who feels robbed of the top job has a score to settle and is merciless and unscrupulous in his dealings with Harper\u2019s dad. It doesn\u2019t take long for Harper\u2019s dad and the family to be viewed as a laughingstock and with this, the new PM disappears to a \u201cconference\u201d one week before the Annual Party Meeting. This is a story about believing in yourself, governing with compassion and using your strengths to make a difference. The reader will feel Harper\u2019s highs and lows, doubts, fears and triumphs that come with change and responsibility. They will be buoyed by the unbreakable bond that Harper and her sister share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In his haste to leave Kirribilli House, Harper\u2019s dad leaves his mobile phone behind. The mobile phone of a PM is one that can not be ignored for any length of time with a constant stream of questions and directions that need to be attended to. With her Mum away, Harper takes matters into her own hands. She feels she has no choice but to protect her dad and come up with the plan of informing all his staff that he has a very serious and contagious illness. Together with her sister Lottie, they reply to all of the text messages as their dad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What starts as a quick decision to respond to one text question snowballs as decisions must be made, demands intensify as the PM\u2019s mystery illness lingers and answers need to be given to Dev about the PM\u2019s policy announcement that is to be unveiled at the Annual Party Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The weight of responsibility rests on Harper and Lottie\u2019s shoulders as they grapple with formulating a policy. Both girls agree on the importance of the environment, but Harper\u2019s new friend Theo points out the importance of having fun. Maybe the sisters should formulate a policy with longer weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Just as the conundrum of formulating a policy seems impossible, the answers present in the most timely and powerful way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This story is served with a big dollop of humour and a whole lot of heart. It takes the reader on a journey with all the twists and turns that come with leaning into new challenges; the fears, the doubts and the courage to follow your heart. With this comes life lessons and realisations about the power within each of us. 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