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Tom Gates: Excellent Excuses (And Other Good Stuff

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This takes the form of Tom’s battered homework diary – crammed with his doodles and stories. “No school for two whole weeks! (Yeah!) I can forget ALL about lessons (and irritating things like Marcus Meldrew). And concentrate on good stuff like: Inventing new ways to annoy my sister Delia. Band practice for DOGZOMBIES (with my mate Derek)…”

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SKU: 9781407193441 Category: Children’s fiction 8-12 Tags: Family & home stories (Children’s / Teenage), General fiction (Children’s / Teenage), Humour, Music: general interest (Children’s / Teenage), Personal & social issues: siblings (Children’s / Teenage), School stories (Children’s / Teenage)
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The second title in the bestselling series from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon.

No school for two whole weeks! (Yeah!)

I can forget ALL about lessons (and irritating things like Marcus Meldrew).

And concentrate on good stuff like:

  • Inventing new ways to annoy my sister Delia. (So many).
  • Band practice for DOGZOMBIES (with my mate Derek).
  • Watching TV and eating caramel wafers.
  • Eating caramel wafers and watching TV.

Excellent.

Unfortunately a couple of small problems called the dentist and my big weirdo sister, Delia, seem to be getting in the way of my BRILLIANT plans . . .

ABOUT THE SERIES:

  • Written in diary form
  • Full of Tom’s doodles and pictures & his amazing sense of humour
  • The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize!
  • Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh themselves silly
  • The first series of The Brilliant World of Tom Gates won the Scottish BAFTA for Entertainment!
  • Love Tom Gates? Don’t miss Liz Pichon’s spectacular Shoe Wars, a laugh-out-loud, gadget-packed adventure!
Weight 0.39 kg
Dimensions 19.1 × 15.3 × 2.6 cm
Author

Pichon, Liz

Publisher

Scholastic

Imprint

Scholastic

Cover

Paperback

Pages

340

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Ages 5-12 / Code: B

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Tom Gates: Excellent Excuses (And Other Good Stuff
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