Seeing Delia without her sunglasses on is a BIG shock, but that's nothing compared with the surprise Dad has in store for me with his new found fitness regime. He says he's going to compete aty Sport's Day. Shame! Meanwhile Derek, Norman and I keep practicing in DOGZOMBIES so we're really ready for the school Talent Show.
In the next hilarious illustrated instalment of Tom Gates, Mr Fullermanhas a class assignment: a family tree! Tom's ready to learnall about the Gates family, his friends and a furry creature (ortwo!).
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 get 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 have when I get home is the new pet that I hear Mum and Dad talking about. Because I've always wanted a pet!"
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!
From the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Red House Children's Book Award, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Best Story Book Award 2013, comes the seventh amazing instalment of Tom Gates' adventures - now in paperback! Will Tom and his band DOGZOMBIES be LUCKY enough to win the Rock Weekly Band Battle competition? They just might be if they could find time to practice! But with inspectors in the school, an amazing new cartoon on TV, caramel wafers to eat and a stray cat getting in the way, Tom's a bit too busy having FUN!
Tom Gates est toujours en retard à l'école et n'a pas son pareil pour inventer des excuses farfelues quand il n'a pas fait ses devoirs... Ce qui arrive très souvent ! Il faut dire qu'il a d'autres chats à fouetter : trouver de nouvelles façons d'embêter sa soeur Delia, lire des bandes dessinées, gribouiller dans ses cahiers, monter son groupe de musique pop... Sauf que son instituteur, Monsieur Fullerman, ne l'entend pas de cette oreille : puisque Tom est si distrait, il s'installera au premier rang, entre l'insupportable Marcus et la jolie Amy... À travers son journal, Tom Gates raconte son quotidien : sa vie d'écolier, sa vie de famille, ses vacances en camping... avec beaucoup d'humour et plein de petits dessins ! Prix "ROALD DAHL " du meilleur roman humoristique pour la jeunesse en 2011.
Em dic Tom Gates i m’he proposat aconseguir més ESTRELLES que ningú al quadre de punts del meu profesor, el senyor Fullerman, però no ho tinc GENS fàcil! Això és per tres motius: 1. El Marcus és un trampós que sempre em busca les pessigolles. 2. El queixal em fa TANT de mal que NO puc concentrar-me ni per fer gargots durant la classe. 3. Tinc altres coses importants que fer, com ara NEDAR, caçar cuques i, sobretot, empipar la meva germana DÈLIA, que és una cosa que sempre m’anima.
