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Random Acts of Fun

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The new laugh-out-loud, packed-with-pictures Tom Gates bestseller – Tom has fractured is ankle and its up to his friends, family and Rooster the dog to keep him entertained!

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SKU: 9781407191119 Category: Children's Early Reading Tags: Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: siblings (Children's / Teenage), School stories (Children's / Teenage)
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The top-of-the-class, extra special new bestseller from multi-million copy selling author and illustrator Liz Pichon.

A laugh-out-loud, packed-with-pictures Tom Gates story!

Oh no!

Tom’s stuck at home with a fractured ankle and it’s spoiling his fun.

Doodling on his plaster cast helps to pass the time, along with visits from family (with treats), friends and even Rooster managing to sneak in.

Tom remembers other fun times he’s had, like metal detecting with Uncle Kevin and the cousins or inventing a new secret language with Derek.

But only ONE thing will cheer Tom up:

a caramel doughnut from the new bakery…

trouble is, every other kid in town keeps getting there before him!

 

ABOUT THE SERIES:

  • Written in diary form
  • Every page STUFFED full of laughs, stories, doodles and creative FUN
  • The Brilliant World of Tom Gates was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize!
  • Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh themselves silly
  • The first series of The Brilliant World of Tom Gates won the Scottish BAFTA for Entertainment!

 

Don’t miss Shoe Wars – the epic standalone by Liz Pichon.

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Weight 0.39 kg
Dimensions 19.2 × 15.8 × 2.5 cm
Author

Pichon, Liz

Publisher

Scholastic

Imprint

Scholastic

Cover

Hardback

Pages

233

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Ages 5-12 / Code: B

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