Toms Papa will am Sportwettbewerb teilnehmen. Das schreit geradezu nach einer Blamage. Tom muss dringend etwas einfallen!§

Katastrophe! Papa Gates hat angekündigt, am Sportwettbewerb von Toms Schule teilzunehmen. Das kann nur wieder eine total peinliche Nummer werden, die Toms Ruf für immer ruinieren wird. Er muss das um jeden Preis verhindern! Und dann ist da noch dieser Talentwettbewerb, den er als angehender Rockstar unbedingt gewinnen muss...

Middle-school comedian, homework dodger, rock-star wannabe, master doodler Tom Gates is back with two more episodes full of visual humor and kid appeal.

Things are looking up for Tom Gates. The school dance is coming up, and his birthday, too What could possibly put him in a bad mood? Well, the words math lesson, for one thing. And that annoying twit Marcus Meldrew at school. And Granny Mavis threatening to bake Tom s birthday cake (carrots ). And the fact that nobody seems to be noticing the long list of birthday presents Tom has prominently displayed. Worst of...

Tom hat Geburtstag! Klar, dass da eine Riesenparty steigen muss - und auch klar, dass damit das berühmte Chaos seinen Lauf nimmt...§

The top-selling U.K. series for middle-grade readers now crosses the pond

Meet Tom Gates. When his teachers don't have their beady eyes on him, he likes to draw pictures and write about stuff, like last summer's worst camping vacation ever (five merits ), or how much he hates sitting next to nosy Marcus Meldrew, the most annoying boy at school. All Tom really wants is to score tickets to see the best band ever, Dude3, when they come to town, and to impress Amy Porter, who is very nice and smart (but is currently ignoring him). Tom's teachers think he is easily distracted and...