Papa wil een vlieger maken, zodat hij vaker met mij de 'gezonde buitenlucht' kan opsnuiven. Als we een hond hadden, zou ik best een frisse neus willen halen. Maar die komt er niet, omdat Delia 'allergisch' is voor honden. (IK ben denk ik allergisch voor Delia.) Dirk, Nico en ik zijn FLINK aan het oefenen voor de ROCK WEEKLY BAND BATTLE. We hebben SUPER veel tijd, dus geen PANIEK. (Nou ja, NOG niet!)
Oei, dat is schrikken: Delia zónder zonnebril, maar dat is niets vergeleken met de verrassing die papa voor mij in petto heeft met zijn nieuwe fitnessregime. Help, hij gaat meedoen aan de sportdag op school! Kun je je iets gênanters voorstellen?’ De hoogte- en dieptepunten in Toms leven zijn grappiger en extremer dan ooit in dit vierde dagboek van de veelvuldig bekroonde serie.
In the next hilarious illustrated instalment of Tom Gates, Mr Fullerman has a class assignment: a family tree! Tom's ready to learn all about the Gates family, his friends and a furry creature (or two!). But just what *is* that squeaking sound coming from Tom's shoes?
This takes the form of Tom's battered homework diary - crammed with his doodles and stories. Exciting News! Mr Fullerman announces that class 5F are going on an 'Activity Break'! Which should be fun. As long as I don't ge stuck in a group with anyone who snores or worse still with ...Marcus Meldrew. Delia is already threatening to paint my room funny colours while I'm away. Which is annoying. I just hope the only surprise I hae when I get home is the new pet that I hear Mum and Dad talking about. Because I've always wanted a pet!
This takes the form of Tom's battered homework diary - crammed with his doodles and stories. "Back to school, but it's not all bad. We're entering Rooster in a dog show, the School Disco and my birthday are coming up so this term's going to be amazing! Mostly because Delia's not invited to any of these. There's only one small problem with my birthday, Granny Mavis says she's going to cook . . . uh oh!"
No school for two whole weeks leaves Tom with heaps of time for the important things in life. Yeah! He can forget all about lessons and the irritating Marcus Meldrew, and save his energy for good stuff! Stuff like: inventing new ways to annoy his sister Delia. (So many). Band practice for the Dogzombies – rock stars in the making! Watching TV and eating caramel wafers; eating caramel wafers and watching TV. Excellent! But clouds are gathering on the horizon in the form of Tom’s weirdo big sister Delia. And when trouble collides with his brilliant plans, he’ll need all his excellent excuses... Crammed with scribbles, doodles, stories and sniggers, this hysterical journal brings you more manic mayhem from the crazy world of Tom Gates. HA HA HA! From the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Best Book for Younger Readers - Red House Children’s Book Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 5 - 12 year-olds category comes the second amazing instalment of this brilliant series. The other titles in this series are: THE BRILLIANT WORLD OF TOM GATES (9781407120690); TOM GATES: EVERYTHING’S AMAZING (SORT OF) (9781407124414); TOM GATES: GENIUS IDEAS (MOSTLY) (9781407134505). This again takes the form of Tom’s battered homework diary - crammed with his scribbles and stories and is totally accessible for boys and girls and reluctant readers. Honest, silly, and laugh-out-loud funny, Tom Gates is a superb voice for children of 9+.
Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks \- spilt water - lightning... Tom's exercise book is full of his doodles, cartoons and thoughts, as well as comments from his long-suffering teacher, Mr Fullerton. After gaining five merits for his CAMPING SUCKS holiday story, Tom's work starts to go downhill \- which is a pity, as he's desperate to impress Amy Porter, who sits next to him...
