The Cheat Book (vol.1)
A laugh-out-loud illustrated series for kids
Published on 6. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-4449-7338-9 (ISBN)
Description
'Laugh-out-loud funny. Kids are going to love The Cheat Book!' Cressida Cowell, bestselling author
'Comedy gold!' Louie Stowell, author of Loki
'Clever and hilarious ... A funny and much needed fresh voice in the middle grade arena' Dapo Adeola, award-winning illustrator
Forgotten your homework and need to WING it?
Wish you could talk your way out of DETENTION?
Want to SQUASH your bullies and RISE to the top?
Join Kamal on his hilarious journey from INVISIBLE to INVINCIBLE!
Kamal is better than anyone else in his school at fading into the background. When you're a refugee and you've started a new school three times in as many years, you learn to keep your head down.
But, after a major puke incident in front of the whole school, being invisible is no longer an option. And when Kamal finds a mysterious CHEAT BOOK in the library that promises to help him gain popularity, he sees a chance to finally make his mark . . .
This hilarious guide to being 'too cool for school' (or just cool enough) from brilliant author-illustrator RAMZEE. Perfect for 8+ readers of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Loki, with black-and-white illustrations throughout!
'Comedy gold!' Louie Stowell, author of Loki
'Clever and hilarious ... A funny and much needed fresh voice in the middle grade arena' Dapo Adeola, award-winning illustrator
Forgotten your homework and need to WING it?
Wish you could talk your way out of DETENTION?
Want to SQUASH your bullies and RISE to the top?
Join Kamal on his hilarious journey from INVISIBLE to INVINCIBLE!
Kamal is better than anyone else in his school at fading into the background. When you're a refugee and you've started a new school three times in as many years, you learn to keep your head down.
But, after a major puke incident in front of the whole school, being invisible is no longer an option. And when Kamal finds a mysterious CHEAT BOOK in the library that promises to help him gain popularity, he sees a chance to finally make his mark . . .
This hilarious guide to being 'too cool for school' (or just cool enough) from brilliant author-illustrator RAMZEE. Perfect for 8+ readers of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Loki, with black-and-white illustrations throughout!
Reviews / Votes
Laugh-out-loud funny, a clever hero with a warm heart, and packed with joyful illustrations. Kids are going to love The Cheat Book! * Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon * Warm, funny and visually inventive! Comedy gold! * Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God's Guide series * An authentic heart-warming story, jam-packed with fun, friendship and just the right amount of peril - it's the coolest book in town! * Rachael Davis, author of I am NOT a Prince! * Move over, Tom Gates, there's a new kid on the block! The Cheat Book is an absolutely hilarious, riot of a read * Swapna Haddow, author of the Dave Pigeon * A fresh, funny story with brilliant comics that is sure to be a hit! (Now if they could just release a Cheat Book for adults...) * Hannah Lee, author of My Hair * Kamal had me cracking up from the very first chapter! * Siobhan McDermott, author of Paper Dragons * RAMZEE debuts with this brilliantly paced, clever and hilarious story about friendship, family, heritage and the pursuit of coolness. A funny and much needed fresh voice in the middle grade arena, I haven't laughed this much while reading a book in a hot minute * Dapo Adeola, award-winning illustrator * A HILARIOUS quest for coolness. It's fresh, it's joyous... Children are going to love it! * Rashmi Sirdeshpande, award-winning children's author * Join Kamal on his hilarious journey from INVISIBLE to INVINCIBLE in this hilarious debut that's part diary, part comic, but all parts humour and heart! From cringe to cool, the Cheat Book has all aspects of school covered in a distinctive voice perfect for fans of Tom Gates, Loki and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. * WRD About Books *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
214 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4449-7338-9 (9781444973389)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
06/2024
1st Edition
Hodder Children's Books
€3.99
Available for download
Person
RAMZEE (Ramsey Hassan) is an author-illustrator based in London. He has written comic books for 2000ad and Marvel and designs and runs his own comics and illustration workshops. He was nominated for a British Comics Award in 2016, won the Second Prize in the Faber Children's FAB Prize in 2017, was selected to take part in the Vaults Festival New Writers Programme in 2019 and recently was chosen for the BBC's London Voices Writer's Room Programme.
You can find him on Twitter @ramzeerawkz or his website www.ramseyhassan.com.
You can find him on Twitter @ramzeerawkz or his website www.ramseyhassan.com.