Joined by his roommate Sasha, Max becomes deeply involved with the three different peoples and countries inhabiting the miniature world. Max's size gives him a new stature to the Floor people, their world is seen as something tiny and insignificant by some full-size characters.

Ross Montgomery started writing stories as a teenager, when he really should have been doing homework, and continued doing so at university. A totally off-the-wall story that combines a fast moving plot with some great characterisation and truly wonderful scenes. His eyes had been scanning the front row to measure the effect of his dramatic sigh, but now they stopped on a single chair. Luke, the son, soon realizes, however, that slacking was going to get both him and all his people killed. Darrow somehow entirely replaced the aid's internal mechanisms with new equipment that aid manufacturers, audiologists, and innovators do not have access to.Together they have to learn to work together to save the tiny world in this hilarious, fast paced adventure. The plot is delightfully daft and complemented by many subtle social comments about inequality, the abuse of power and the futility of war. On the floor he finds a pile of sand – and in the sand is Mr Darrow’s latest creation – a tiny boy, no bigger than a raisin, Luke, Prince of the Blues. In the vein of The Borrowers and The Indian in the Cupboard, this is an imaginative, irresistible, and incredible exploration into what happens when one boy discovers a kingdom of tiny people.

Take The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, and Gregor the Overlander by Suzann Collins, mix them together, and add a surprising twist. Luckily, Max’s roommate Sasha is running a holiday camp, so Sasha and her team of 5-year-olds come along to help outmanoeuvre the headteacher. The story is told both from the perspective of Max, a normal sized kid who finds a truly amazing thing, and Luke, a tiny sized king who lives in the tiny civilization that Max discovers. A riotously enjoyable tale mixing fantasy, school stories, science fiction and big questions about life and death. For my final book I thought I would try a book that was more light hearted, and Ross Montgomery’s book delivered.He does a friend in his American roommate, Sasha, who tries to use ASL with him before realizing they ought to be using BSL, an entirely different language. He's also not interested in sports activities, so he has even less interaction than many deaf children would have with hearing peers.

The mythology that is developed in this world, such as the book of the floor, to the janitors clothes being seen like holy temple is also very engaging and adds depth to this world. There is also a touch of mystery as you are trying to figure out what happened to the School caretaker, Mr Darrow, and where the people of Floor have come from.

Max is used to spending time alone – it’s difficult to make friends in a big, chaotic school when you’re deaf. The melodrama of this statement is, of course, childlike, but again, it becomes a non-issue in that Mr. After graduating, he experimented with working as a pig farmer and a postman before deciding to channel these skills into teaching at a primary school.