# Brilliant World of Tom Gates

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- Authors: [Liz Pichon](https://www.bookquiver.com/liz-pichon)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2026-02-12
- Genres: Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction and stories: Folk and Fairy tales

## Description

An extra-special, super-good 15th anniversary edition of the book that started the Tom Gates phenomenon, with a brand new cover and bonus story content! The first title in the bestselling series from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon. Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks & spilt water & lightning... Tom's exercise book is full of his doodles, cartoons and thoughts, as well as comments from his long-suffering teacher, Mr Fullerton. After gaining five merits for his CAMPING SUCKS holiday story, Tom's work starts to go downhill - which is a pity, as he's desperate to impress Amy Porter, who sits next to him... ABOUT THE SERIES: - Written in diary form - Full of Tom's doodles and pictures & his amazing sense of humour - This first title in the series, was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize! - Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh themselves silly - The first TV series of The Brilliant World of Tom Gates won the Scottish BAFTA for Entertainment! Love Tom Gates? Don't miss Liz Pichon's spectacular Shoe Wars, a laugh-out-loud, gadget-packed adventure!

## Editions

### Brilliant World of Tom Gates

- Publisher: Scholastic
- ISBN: 978-07-0234-883-9
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2026-02-12
- Language: en_US