The seventeenth laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated Tom Gatesadventure!

Tom's doing everything possible to stay out of troublebut somehow he's got

THREE sad faces :( :( :(

on the school achievement chart!

And getting another sad face means Mr Fullerman won't let him go on the

SCHOOL TRIP!

Moany Marcus Meldrew is making things worse and now Tom's annoyed his grumpy sister Delia.

Can his best friend Derek help?

Will Rooster the dog stop eating his homework?

ABOUT THE SERIES:

• Written in diary form
• Full of Tom's doodles and pictures & his amazing sense of humour
• TheBrilliant 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 Gateswon the Scottish BAFTA for Entertainment!

• Love Tom Gates? Don't miss Liz Pichon's spectacular Shoe Wars, a laugh-out-loud, gadget-packed adventure!