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Written by dry-witted comedy celeb Romesh Ranganathan and Susie Day, Yasmin Bandara Levels Up! takes funny family-centred Middle Grade fiction to fresh empathetic levels through an uplifting story of finding a way to follow your dreams.
Matters kick off in snort-aloud style when the arrival of a brilliantly named supply teacher, (Mr Booger, in case you’re wondering) gives Yasmin and her classmates plenty to laugh about, though her mum is less than impressed when she shares the fact that she may have contributed to some of the jokes. So, Yasmin turns to playing the only kind of computer game her parents allow — an educational game by the name of Monkey House, which Yasmin happens to be pretty amazing at. Then, after getting access to a cool football game, GoalPro, via her best mate Zane, Yasmin turns out to be a whizz at that, too. Cue a lot whole of conflict when she winds up in tournaments for both games, and has the chance to beat The Goat at GoalPro.
Pacey, and packed with lots of laughs and moving moments, not least when Yasmin’s mum acknowledges that “there’s a lot of pressure on young people these days…it’s good to have something in life you only do for joy”, Yasmin Bandara Levels Up! soars with the power of friendship, and the thrill of finding your thing.
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Yasmin Bandara Levels Up! Synopsis
From comedy superstar Romesh Ranganathan comes a second unique and hilarious middle-grade story, perfect for readers of David Baddiel, Little Badman and Adam B's Adam Wins the Internet!
Yasmin Bandara has NO IDEA what she wants to be when she grows up.
Her parents want her to become a doctor and focus on school, they won't even let her play computer games unless it's an educational one called Monkey House. Yasmin's amazing at it, but yawn!
So when her best friend Zane introduces her to an exciting football game called FifPro, Yasmin can't get enough! She secretly plays whenever she can, hoping one day she'll be as good as her favourite gamer, mysteriously known as 'The Goat'.
But balancing schoolwork with gaming is starting to make Yasmin's head SPIN. And when she's invited to play in tournaments for both games, she realises she's got to make a choice.
Can Yasmin make her parents proud AND beat The Goat, or will it be GAME OVER?
As well as being a hilarious and accessible read, the story also delivers a really powerful and heartwarming message about the importance of believing in yourself and following your dreams.
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9780241493281 |
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10th April 2025 |
| Author: |
Romesh Ranganathan |
| Illustrator: |
James Lancett |
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Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK |
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Paperback |
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287 pages |
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About Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh Ranganathan is a comedian, actor and writer. A former maths teacher, he is now known for his award-winning series The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, his weekly topical show The Ranganation, his sitcom The Reluctant Landlord and the BAFTA nominated Asian Provocateur, which features Romesh's mum.
Amongst all of this, he still manages to squeeze in time to record his award-winning podcast 'Hip Hop Saved My Life', to write his regular Midlife Crisis column for the Guardian, and to pen his bestselling autobiography, Straight Outta Crawley. Lil Muffin drops the Mic was his first children's book and gave him an excuse to write about two of his favourite things - hip hop and cake.
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