LoveReading4Kids Says
This is Jeremy's brand new monstrously funny novel. Jack has a knack of getting into trouble. After an encounter with a pyramid of tinned tomatoes in the supermarket he ends up in hospital, stuck on his back with his leg in traction. Surely he’ll be safe from further disaster tied down like that? But nothing is ever so simple for Jack and he’s soon at the centre of another set of hilarious, headlong adventures.
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Beware! Killer Tomatoes Synopsis
Jack's in trouble, big trouble. Not only is he in hospital with a leg in traction (boring) but he knows the police are coming for him: because of an accident - a tomato-related accident - involving a supermarket pyramid and an old-age pensioner. This title, intended for children, also features illustrations.
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About Jeremy Strong
Jeremy Strong (1949-2024) was born in Eltham, South East London in November 1949. He has had a varied career path before becoming an author including jobs as a: Head Teacher, Caretaker, Strawberry Picker, Jam Doughnut Stuffer! His first published book was Smith's Tail in 1978.
Jeremy’s work is characterised by humour and direct child appeal. The books are packed with tongue in cheek gags and characters and situations that your children will love. He said of himself "My sense of humour got stuck at age ten." He has said his writing was influenced most of all by Spike Milligan, but also by falling on his head when he was three years old.
When he was about eighteen he started writing very serious stories for adults, but none of them were published. By the time he was twenty-one he was writing stories for children after realizing that he loved writing funny stories and making people laugh.
AWARDS
The Children's Book Award 1997 for The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
The Sheffield Children’s Book Award 1998 (Shorter Novel category) for Pirate Pandemonium
The Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2000 (Shorter Novel category) for Dinosaur Pox
Photo credit © Justine Stoddart
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