July 2015 Debut of the Month Arthur Bean seems pretty sure of himself, in no doubt that he’s a brilliant writer with a life of prizes, fame and adulation ahead of him. At least that’s the image he projects in his written correspondence with teachers and schoolmates. The letters he sends to his imagined penfriend RJ (actually his Reading Journal) tell a very different story and reveal a lot more about what Arthur, who has recently lost his mother, is really feeling.
His life, including attempts to win a story-writing competition, run-ins with teachers who don’t quite appreciate his take on homework assignments, crush on fellow writer Kennedy and surprise friendship with sworn enemy Robbie Zack, is all described through notes and emails from and to Arthur.
They tell an appealing, original story and make for highly entertaining reading, funny and poignant too. ~ Andrea Reece
Arthur Bean is a genius - it's just that no one else realises this quite yet. He's going to be a world-famous author, even if he's an outcast who is only confident whilst writing. What he writes is pretty funny, but it gets him into trouble, too - with his English teacher; the editor of the school newspaper; the beautiful girl in his class, Kennedy; and with his number one nemesis, Robbie Zack.
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Arthur Bean is a genius - it's just that no one else realises this quite yet. He's going to be a world-famous author, even if he's an outcast who is only confident whilst writing.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Year in the Life of a Total and Complete Genius and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
A Year in the Life of a Total and Complete Genius features in the following genres: Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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A Year in the Life of a Total and Complete Genius was written by Stacey Matson and published by Andersen Press Ltd
A Year in the Life of a Total and Complete Genius has 255 pages
