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Fans of the Wimpy Kid will delight in the hilarious adventures of Tom Gates! Fantastic fun told in words and pictures, Tom Gates, a master of excuses, expert doodler, comic story writer extraordinaire – introduces his life including his sister Delia whom he torments mercilessly, his best-friend Derek, the problems he has at school – and much, much more. It is a delight of a reading experience with all the fun of decoding the pictures as well as reading the words.
There's a special Tom Gates blog too, which you can visit by clicking here.
Books in The Tom Gates Series:
1. The Brilliant Tom Gates
2. Excellent Excuses (And Other Good Stuff)
3. Everything's Amazing (Sort Of)
11. Family, Friends and Furry Creatures
13. Biscuits, Bands and Very Big Plans
14. What Monster?
15. Mega Make And Do (and Stories Too!)
16. Spectacular School Trip (Really)
This takes the form of Tom''s battered homework diary - crammed with his doodles and stories. "When my teacher, Mr Fullerman, doesn''t have his BEADY EYES on me, I like to draw pictures and write stories about stuff, like when we had the worst holiday ever (camping sucks), and when my parents came to school for parents'' evening (groan). And about how Marcus Meldrew is the most annoying boy in the world and how I don''t want to sit next to him in class.
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However, this book's perfect for... anyone, really. Boys AND girls can read it. Mainly because it's so funny!
Absolutely loved this book!
Tom (the main character) wants to get tickets to see Dude3. But he's got an annoying sister who seems to keep getting him into trouble, an even more annoying student in school, and most of the teachers at school catch him doodling. All of his plans seem to get him into trouble!
First of all, the book was hilarious all the way. It has a lot of jokes and illustrations too. There are actually more pictures than drawings.
Also, I enjoyed the parts where either Delia (Tom's sister) or Tom are trying to get each other into trouble. They don't seem to get along and it's pretty funny. I mostly like those parts because it's like me and my brother. Hehehe.
I think the Dude3 part is probably the plot.... Read Full Review
This takes the form of Tom''s battered homework diary - crammed with his doodles and stories. "When my teacher, Mr Fullerman, doesn''t have his BEADY EYES on me, I like to draw pictures and write stories about stuff, like when we had the worst holiday ever (camping sucks), and when my parents came to school for parents'' evening (groan).
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Brilliant World of Tom Gates and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Funny, School Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
Paperback, CD-Audio, , Ebook. £6.79. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates was written by Liz Pichon and published by Scholastic UK
£6.79. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..
