Tom Gates is Absolutely Fantastic (at some things)

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I'm a turtle On the way home, I see posters for my favorite band, , all over town. Even this doesn’t cheer me up. Derek does his best to make me laugh. But all I can think about is Amy calling me an idiot (harsh) and Marcus calling us losers. “Look on the bright side,” Derek says. But when I ask Derek what the bright side actually is . . . he doesn’t know. “It’s a saying.” Great. I’ll have to think of a way to make it up to Amy, which is not going to be easy. 40

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A Mnd if that’s not bad enough, arcus SOMeldrew IS the most annoying boy in the whole sc h ool . H e i s nosy and thinks he knows everything. M arcus Meldrew is already annoying me. . . . He is looking over my shoulder while I’m writing this. He is s t i l l looking. . . . Sti l l loo king. . . . Y YOUes, MARCUS, I’m writing about 8 PDF / EPUB File Name: Tom_Gates_is_Absolutely_Fantastic_at_some_-_Liz_Pichon.pdf, Tom_Gates_is_Absolutely_Fantastic_at_some_-_Liz_Pichon.epubThis book is the winner of the Roald Dahl funny prize 2011, winner of the Blue Peter award for best story, the winner of the best book for younger readers RED HOUSE children’s book award 2012 and the winner of the Waterstones children’s book prize 2012 BEST FICTION for 5- 12’s. In this book Tom’s really looking forward to the school activity trip, there will be loads of things to do like: W Newhich is a TOM GATES WORLD REC ORD . . . . And this is the R EALLY good bit . . . has just arrived too! I am so pleased to see her after the holidays. I smile in what I think is a nice, friendly cheery way. Amy is not impressed. She looks at me like I’m weird (but I’m not). Me smiling HI, Amy! (This is a bad start to my day.) Th en it g ets worse. . . . 5 This year, Dad said, “Let’s go camping, it’s cheap.” Mom didn’t seem that keen, but I’d never been camping before, so I was looking forward to it. Dad and I went to the camping shop to buy a few essential items like: \"W e won’t need much,” 1. Tent he said. Dad 2. Sleeping bags 3. Cooking stuff 4. Fishing rods 5. TV 6. Computer But the camping shop had some cool stuff, LOTand Dad got carried away. He spent a of money and made me promise not to tell Mom. “We could have stayed in a nice hotel; it would have been cheaper,” Dad said. “Not the same as sleeping under the stars and waking up in the fresh air!” said the man in the shop as he took Dad’s m o n ey . 16

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Bu T on the other side of me, the good news is I am now sitting next to , w h o i s very smart and nice (even though she didn’t seem thrilled to see me this morning). BriLLIANT At least I can have a sneaky look over her shoulder for a few right answers. I think she is looking at me now. is ve ry nice. 10 Tom Gates is really looking forward to his school activity trip. He makes a new art, banana doodles. He also wants to find out where his sister, Delia, works and if he is really getting new neighbours.Tom's classmates annoy him too, especially the ones that are good students. He also makes fun of his teachers and calls them names. Also released this month were the final two stories in the Girls FC series by Helena Pielichaty. Do Shinpads Come in Pink? follows Amy as she struggles to be taken seriously by the Parrs. Here We Go! is all about changes: changes to the team, a change of coach, and ultimately Megan’s decisions about her future. Fans of the series will be glad to see it rounded off so well – and for those who haven’t been reading along, what better time to start? Middle School

Tom Gates Is Absolutely Fantastic (at Some Things)

Not everything is absolutely horrible, there are some interesting and imaginative games displayed in the books here and there. Dancing and being part of a music band are definitely positive. The setup and the atmosphere of the books are so horrible that they make any good detail here and there completely irrelevant. Book Genre: Academic, Childrens, Contemporary, Diary, Fiction, Humor, Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, School, Young AdultThere’s a bit of trivia about the things that interest Tom and his friends, and a British-to-American English glossary, but most of the information surrounds Tom’s plans to get out of doing homework. ven though I only live four minutes away from my school, I’m often late. MY school To MY house (Oakfield) O Cheap Street C 24 a s t l e TwRoomai nu d SHOP t e s akfield Another Pe rcy St ree t ch o o l STOP! m inut es to s t w o This is usually because me and Derek (my best mate and next-door neighbor) \"chat” L OTa bit (OK, a ) on the way. Sometimes it’s because we get distracted by delicious fruit chews and caramel wafers at the shop. Occasionally, it’s because I’ve had loads of other very important things to do. 2 I “ t looks like Marcus,” Derek laughs. “Or Norman Watson on candy!” I say. “Bet it belongs to a little new kid who doesn’t know any better!” says Derek. “What kind of person would have a stupid-looking bike like that?” I laugh. Ha! HHaa! ! HHaa!! HHaa! ! Ha! We both laugh! But is NOT laughing Tu T Tu T because it’s her bike. School janitor Stan is shaking his head and tutting in a disapproving way (which is making his keys jangle) because I have upset Amy (AGAIN!). She calls me an and takes her bike away. I say “Sorry,” but Amy ignores me. (She ignored my five merits, too.) It’s been a terrib le day . 39