The Parent Agency

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They work at The Parent Agency in the alternate universe, with their (alternate universe) parents being Barry's fifth set of trial parents, where he saves TSE from choking. The part I like best is the time he spends with the celebrity couple, “Vlassorina”, a singer (Morrisina – sponsored by Morrison’s) and an actor (Vlad). In 2016, Deadline reported that Fox 2000 Pictures had acquired the film rights to The Parent Agency, to be produced by Snowed-In Productions. The pleasure of this story lies in the comic excesses of the parents he chooses, and their frantic, over-the-top efforts to persuade him to stay with them. Would be lots of fun for storytime in class or at home, or great for confident readers of 8/9 to 12.

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I THINK ITS A GOOD BOOK BECAUSE THE WORDS ARE REALLY IMAGINATIVE BUT THERE IS SOME ADULT HUMOUR IN PARTS OF THE BOOK, I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK BECAUSE ITS FUNNY AND HUMOUROUS. Be kell vallanom, hogy bár a történet kiváló és rengeteg ötlet van benne, nekem az elején nagyon nem tetszett Barry alakja.Twins Fred and Ellie are being bullied and finding life hard at school - until they receive a special video game controller. Following the adventures of 11-year-old Barry Bennett, who is transported to an alternate universe where potential parents have to “audition” in front of children, the project is being billed as a male Matilda, with a pre-teen boy taking centre stage in a West End musical.

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Vlad Mitt and Morrissina Padada [ Vlassorina] - Barry's second set of trial parents, under the criteria 'famous'. It was announced last week that Dan Gillespie Sells' hit musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie is heading back to London this January 2024. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site.All in all, I would still recommend the book, even though the main character might annoy you at times. And because he was a little frightened by now, he ran out of the kitchen as fast as he could, swerving at the last minute to avoid the bits of glass and sand from the egg-timer which was sprinkled all over the floor.

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The book follows a 9-year-old boy named Barry Bennett, who gets transported to an alternate universe where children choose their parents. So enter now comedian and author David Baddiel, writing for children for the first time and backed by a massive marketing campaign. Bookbag enjoyed Billionaire Boy, Ratburger, Demon Dentist and especially The Boy in the Dress which is illustrated by the fabulous Quentin Blake.

Magic realism and slapstick humour combine in this story about Malcolm: an animal hater living in a family of animal lovers.

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Not sure if the author managed to draw them as well apart from the writing the book because i don't see any credit given to any illustrator in the bio of the book. Barry Bennett has a long list of things he dislikes about his parents: being boring; being too tired, not letting him play video games and getting a limo to take him to see the latest James Bond film on his birthday (and naming him Barry) being just some of their deeply heinous crimes.

David Baddiel has written and performed in a series of highly successful TV comedy shows, including The Mary Whitehouse Experience and Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned. The author is a comedian but the book does not have many laugh-out-loud moments, mostly using more subtle humour. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.