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David Baddiel - The Parent Agency - 9780007554485 - 9780007554485
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The Parent Agency

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Description for The Parent Agency paperback. A brilliantly funny, gripping novel - and the bestselling hardback children's debut of 2014 - from a born storyteller, The Parent Agency is an epic wish-fulfilment adventure for every child - and for the child in everyone. Illustrator(s): Field, Jim. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: YFN; YFQ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 358.

A brilliantly funny, gripping novel – and the bestselling hardback children’s debut of 2014 – from a born storyteller, The Parent Agency is an epic wish-fulfilment adventure for every child – and for the child in everyone.

“I wish I had better parents!” Barry said, a third time. And then suddenly the entire room started to shake…

Barry Bennett hates being called Barry. In fact it’s number 2 on the list of things he blames his parents for, along with ... Read more

But there is a world, not far from this one, where parents don’t have children. That’s far too random for something so big and important. In this world, children are allowed to choose their parents.

For Barry Bennett, this world seems like a dream come true. Only things turn out to be not quite that simple…

Illustrated by Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner, Jim Field.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007554485
SKU
9780007554485
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About David Baddiel
David Baddiel is an author and comedian. His children’s novels The Parent Agency, The Person Controller and AniMalcolm have been runaway bestsellers and The Parent Agency was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 9 to 13-year-olds at the inaugural Laugh Out Loud Awards. David’s children’s books have sold over 1 million copies.

Reviews for The Parent Agency
“Funny, sometimes moving, always engaging” Guardian “I love this book because it really made me laugh! The best book I’ve read since I was born!” Tom, 11, LoveReading4Kids “Exciting and funny – I didn't want to ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Parent Agency


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