Oliver Fibbs

By Steve Hartley, Bernice Lum (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the Oliver Fibbs series

A boy's tales of heroism clash with reality, leading to unexpected consequences.

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192 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Oliver Tibbs, feeling overshadowed by his brilliant family, spins tales of heroism as Earth's Defender against alien threats. His classmates are captivated, but his teacher isn't amused, landing him in detention. As Oliver's stories blur with reality, he faces the challenge of proving his worth beyond imagination. Will his creativity save him, or will it lead to more trouble? Dive into Oliver's world where the line between fibs and adventure is hilariously thin.

From the publisher

Oliver is the Defender of Planet Earth, and he must save the human race from the evil alien brain or perhaps that’s just his overactive imagination again Hi! I’m Oliver Tibbs (some people call me “Oliver Fibbs”) and everyone in my family is super-brilliant at something chess, ballet, brain surgery, and architecture but I’m not brilliant at anything. Show and Tell (or as I call it: Pain and Torture Time) is my worst nightmare . . . I haven’t got a black belt at karate or made a mega-powerful electro-magnet. All I’m good at is reading comics and eating pizza. But I’m fed up with being dull and boring, so I’ve been telling the class about my adventures as a Defender of Planet Earth battling against the evil Alien Brain Drain who wants to take over the world! Everyone loved it except Miss Wilkins, who gave me a detention for telling fibs. Now my parents think I’m Going Bad. I keep telling them they’re not fibs, they’re stories!”

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