By Jen Carney (author) , Jen Carney (illustrator) Part of the The Famous Series series
"Explosive adventures with Ferris and his family"
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Lucky readers already familiar with Ferris and his family – mums, foster sister Keely and dog Aldo – will be delighted to see him back in another adventure.
Ferris has a new foster sibling Nile, who is never happier than when making things explode. At least Ferris gets some peace and quiet at school, where Nile is in a different class, but then workmen discover an unexploded WWII bomb on the site of the school’s new carpark. It’s a dream come true for Nile, and even Ferris is excited when the head launches a competition to design a new building to fill the gap the controlled explosion will leave.
As detonation day approaches, pressure mounts on Nile while Ferris too has lots that’s worrying him. The boys must pool their skills and work together to make sure everything ends with the right sort of bang.
Packed with the author’s own zingy cartoon illustrations, this is a hugely entertaining story that provides as much incident as it does insight, and, by the way, gives a real sense of the joys and challenges of fostering.
Buckle up, reader! This book is packed with comic strips and cartoons! The hilarious sequel to The Day My Dog Got Famous from the author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G.
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Since Ferris Foster's dog got famous, life has taken a surprising turn:
1. Ferris's new foster brother, Nile, has burst into his life with a BANG, making Ferris worry that his mums might give up fostering for good.
2. Something HUGE, OLD and DANGEROUS has been discovered under Ferris's school, causing it to CLOSE DOWN! (For now.)
3. Ferris is still a cartooning genius, but between homeschooling and Nile's dodgy science experiments, finding somewhere quiet to draw has become practically impossible.
Ferris' teacher presents the children with an arty competition, but can the boys put their differences aside, work as a team and win the once in a lifetime opportunity? Or will Nile's obsession with experiments have EXPLOSIVE consequences?
‘A genuinely uplifting, heartfelt, inclusive and moving story, fizzing with mischief and humour’ - Ian Eagleton, author of Glitter Boy
‘Another cracker from Jen Carney! Characters to love, cartoons to make you chuckle and plenty of page-turning drama and surprises’ - Sarah Hagger-Holt, author of The Fights That Make Us
‘Full of humour, thought-provoking and highly inclusive, this is a series that I cannot recommend highly enough as one to add to KS2 classroom shelves’ - Jacqui Sydney, Ex KS2 teacher and children's book blogger
‘Reading this with my children (8 and 11) was an absolute joy. It made them laugh but it also made them think which is just what we look for in a children's book.’ - Andreina Cordani, author of Murder at the Christmas Emporium
Praise for The Day My Dog Got Famous: 'Funny, heartfelt and inclusive - a brilliant read!' - Maisie Chan, author of Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths 'A really fun story with funny illustrations - your kid's gonna love it!' - Lauren Layfield, TV presenter and author of Indi Raye is Totally Faking It 'Warm-hearted, accessible and laugh-out-loud funny. It shows that family is bigger than biology - it's about who you love and who you look out for - and there's room for everyone!' - Sarah Hagger-Holt, author of Proud of Me 'Engaging with fab illustrations. Me and my daughter love Jen's books!' - Helen Rutter, author of The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
Jen Carney is an author-illustrator who lives in Lancashire with her wife and three children. She writes contemporary laugh-out-loud middle-grade fiction that celebrates diversity and modern families.
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A brilliantly illustrated, genuinely funny book that champions empathy and acceptance with engaging characters in relatable able situations.
Ferris Foster is a brilliant cartoonist and lives with his two mums, who have been foster parents to a succession of children for years. Nile, the latest addition to their family, brings disruption and chaos to their household with his desire to take things apart or blow them up.
However, the discovery of an unexploded bomb during works to the school playground gives both boys a golden opportunity to achieve their wildest dreams - if they win the competition to design a facility for the whole school community. Can the two of them find enough common ground to work together on the project, and will Ferris be able stop the big changes on the horizon that threaten his way of life?
This is a fabulous addition to the author's existing range of brilliantly illustrated, genuinely funny and inclusive books.... Read Full Review
Buckle up, reader! This book is packed with comic strips and cartoons!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Day My School Got Famous and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
The Day My School Got Famous features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Books of the Month, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Recommendations, Star Books, Stories about Family and Friends, Funny, School Stories, Computers and the Digital World, Science, PSHE: Family Issues, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Graphic Novels & Comics, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Social media, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cartoons and comic strips, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes
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The Day My School Got Famous was written by Jen Carney and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
The Day My School Got Famous has 224 pages
Yes it is part of The Famous Series series
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