Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff)
by Liz Pichon (Author/Illustrator)
No school for two whole weeks leaves Tom with heaps of time for the important things in life. Yeah! He can forget all about lessons and the irritating Marcus Meldrew, and save his energy for good stuff! Stuff like: inventing new ways to annoy his sister Delia. (So many). Band practice for the Dogzombies - rock stars in the making! Watching TV and eating caramel wafers; eating caramel wafers and watching TV. Excellent! But clouds are gathering on the horizon in the form of Tom's weirdo big sister Delia. And when trouble collides with his brilliant plans, he'll need all his excellent excuses... Crammed with scribbles, doodles, stories and sniggers, this hysterical journal brings you more manic mayhem from the crazy world of Tom Gates. HA HA HA!
Brilliant World of Tom Gates Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: Brilliant World of Tom GatesReading level: 7+
Books in series: 13
Read in order? Yes
Tags: cartoon comedy & humour school friendship
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (2011)2. Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff) (2011)
3. Everything's Amazing (Sort Of) (2012)
4. Genius Ideas (Mostly) (2012)
5. Tom Gates is Absolutely Fantastic (At Some Things) (2013)
6. Extra Special Treats (not) (2013)
7. A Tiny Bit Lucky (2014)
8. Yes! No (Maybe...) (2015)
9. Top of the Class (Nearly) (2015)
10. Super Good Skills (Almost...) (2016)
11. Dog Zombies Rule (For Now) (2016)
12. Family, Friends and Furry Creatures (2017)
+ Best Book Day Ever (So Far) (2013)