The first book in a hilarious new series for readers aged 8+ that reveals the origin of their original (and unwanted) gang name!
Anthony McGowan was born in Manchester in 1965. Educated at a Catholic comprehensive, he won't say that his character's schooldays are exactly based on his own but he certainly writes from experience. Before turning to writing full-time, Anthony gained a PhD in Philosophy, worked as a nightclub bouncer, an Open University tutor, a journalist and a civil servant. He is married with two children. In 2006 he won the Booktrust Teenage Prize for his teenage novel Henry Tumour. The Bare Bum Gang is his first series for younger readers.
Besides getting the all-male world of small boys to a T, it has
irresistible instructions about how to make fart-bombs
*The Times*
Likely to appeal even to reluctant readers because it is funny and
uninhibitedly improper, it is also well observed about boys and
their attitude to girls
*The Sunday Times*
An engagingly witty story, it offers ready boy-appeal - though
girls, too, will appreciate its sharp stance on gender
stereotyping
*Guardian Education*
There's a fine line between crude and funny, and McGowan treads it
expertly. If this doesn't get 7- to 9-year-olds reading, nothing
will
*Daily Telegraph*
A laugh-out-loud tale
*The Bookseller*
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