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   Book 2   

Pages: 176

The 'Pencil of Doom!' Test.

1. Henry's scary new pencil has an eraser in the shape of a: (a) smiley face (b) love heart (c) skull.

2. The pencil is called a 'pencil of doom' because: (a) it used to belong to a boy called Doom (b) it has a very sharp tip (c) whenever it's used, somebody gets hurt.

3. Henry tries to destroy the pencil by: (a) eating it (b) kissing it (c) crushing it.

4. Henry's enemy, Clive Durkin, uses the pencil to draw Henry and his friends being buried under an avalanche of: (a) rose petals (b) puppies (c) snow.

5. 'Pencil of Doom!' is the name of: (a) a horror movie (b) a computer game (c) a very funny book about a very dangerous pencil.

ANSWERS: The answers to these questions - and many more - are contained between the covers of Pencil of Doom! - a very funny book about a very dangerous pencil.

Recognition: Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards for Younger Readers (2009)

Schooling Around Series—Summary and Book Order

Series: Schooling Around
Reading level: 8+
Books in series: 4
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: comedy & humour  illustrated  cartoon  school  boys 

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