01374nam a22001817a 4500 0 20260520154347.0 9789351032991 J PIC L Pichon, Liz 19712 Tom gates 1 : the brilliant world of tom gates 1st ed. UK Scholastic 2026 238p. 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 "lacks focus", but that's a bit harsh - can he help it if his grumpy big sister, Delia, made him late for School (again), or that last Night's homework had to be sacrificed to stave off a vicious dog attack? Master of excuses, creative storyteller, and middle-school comedian extraordinaire, Tom Gates is guaranteed to get kids turning the pages - and keep them laughing. Children's Fiction 19768 B 0 0 0 0 LBSNAA LBSNAA 2026-05-20 399.00 2 J PIC L 63345 2026-06-07 2026-05-28 2026-05-20 B 361124 361124