Genius Ideas (Mostly)
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Picture Book · Ages 8–12 · 2011 · Est. 2.5 hour read-aloud

Genius Ideas (Mostly)

Written and illustrated by L. Pichon

Part of the Tom Gates series

Tom juggles band dreams and family chaos before the school talent show.

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320 pages· 17,676 words· Est. 2.5 hour read-aloud· 670L
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Tom faces a whirlwind of chaos as he prepares for the school talent show with his band, DogZombies. Between his dad's embarrassing antics in bizarre cycling shorts and the shock of seeing his sister without her sunglasses, Tom's life is anything but ordinary. As sports day looms, the pressure mounts for DogZombies to practice hard, especially with the chance of the legendary band DUDE3 making a surprise appearance. Can Tom balance his rock star dreams with his family's hilarious mishaps, or will it all fall apart?

From the publisher

Dreams of rock stardom take the edge off embarrassing family activities in Tom’s fourth “homework diary” crammed with doodles and stories. After receiving the shock of a lifetime – seeing his big sister, Delia, without her sunglasses on – Tom is trying to gear himself up for sports day at school. It does not help that his dad is training for the parents’ race on that day – and plans to wear bizarre cycling shorts! Meanwhile, Tom’s band, DogZombies, is supposed to play in the school talent show, meaning they’d better start practicing – a lot. It might all be worth it, though, if the absolutely brilliant band DUDE3 appears as special guests!

At a glance
Format
Pages
320
Words
17,676
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
670L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.3
F&P level
~P
Publication
Published
September 18, 2018
First published
January 1, 2011
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781536201291

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