Little Badman and the Invasion of the Killer Aunties

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Humza Khan is the greatest eleven-year-old rapper Eggington has ever known: he is Little Badman and he is destined to be rich and famous. Think about the characters, did anyone surprise you? For example, the aunties being scary, grandpa being much more interesting than he seems or Wendy becoming a good friend. You've probably heard of me, right? Little Badman. No? Oh. Well . . . doesn't Matter. You will do one day. I'm gonna be big.' I'm Humza Khan, the greatest eleven-year-old rapper Eggington ever had. I've also faced deadly alien slugs, killer aunties and double maths. But now, I (and my best friend Umer I guess) face something even scarier - my dad! He's pretty fed up with us being naughty, so he's sending us away . . . to school. But this is not ordinary school. This is a special summer school in Pakistan, and man something weird is going on - someone has been messing with time! I may have to save the world again . . .'

You've heard of Little Badman, right? No? Oh. Well. . . Doesn't matter. You will do one day. He's gonna be big. Only problem is school has got really weird, man. All my teachers are disappearing and our aunties are taking over. Humza (aka Little Badman) great ambition is to be a super cool rapper and he devotes most of his time and energy on pursuing this goal. When Henry and I first collaborated on material for older audience but as tastes go, we both love crazy, out of this world. laugh out loud humour. Henry knew the comic world so it was a dream working with him on this. It was a lot of fun working together on Little Badman, we have the same sense of humour, but he's a lot better at spelling then me!But when Humza's music teacher is taken ill his dreams are put on hold. His Auntie has stepped in as substitute, and nobody seems to care about the unorthodox teaching because of the endless sweet treats. As other teachers start to disappear, with more Aunties appearing in their place, Humza knows something isn't right. Amusing, annoying, I don't know. I was always making people laugh when I was a kid, that's what I was good at, that's why I became a comedian. Yes Little Badman is little Humza. Humza Arshad's web series Diary of a Bad Manand BADMAN have over 80 million views on Youtube, and he is one of the most popular online comedians in the U.K. About This Edition ISBN: I know it's probably not the right thing to say honestly not seeing someone in a book that looked like me definitely meant that I didn't read many books growing up. I read Roald Dahl, Harry Potter but maybe if I had found a book with an Asian kid on the cover I might have read more because I would have found books I could relate to. You know, someone that spoke about gulab jamun's and shalwar kameezs' might have got my attention! But this is not ordinary school. This is a special summer school in Pakistan, and man something weird is going on - someone has been messing with time!

I'm Humza Khan, the greatest eleven-year-old rapper Eggington has ever known; soon everyone will know my name.He's already been out rap-battled by the school bully, laughed at by his classmates. Oh, and we haven't even mentioned the ancient magical orb causing havoc and very possibly leading to world destruction. Written by Humza Arshad, creator of the hit YouTube series Diary of a Bad Man, andcomedy writer Henry White, Little Badman and the Time Travelling Teachers of Doom is atornado of personality and adventure, with Aleksei Bitskoff’s illustrations adding extrahumour. You've probably heard of me, right? Little Badman. No? Oh. Well. . . Doesn't matter. You will do one day. I'm gonna be big." You've probably heard of me, right? Little Badman. No? Oh. Well. . . Doesn't matter. You will do one day. I'm gonna be big. I'm Humza Khan, the greatest eleven-year-old rapper Eggington has ever known; soon everyone will know my name.

Stay up to date with BookTrust by signing up to one of our newsletters and receiving great articles, competitions and updates straight to your inbox. You have been trouble since the day you were born. I have told your mother: you needdiscipline! Pakistan is the only place you will receive a proper upbringing!” his fatherdeclares, and Little Badman is less than happy: “And, yeah, I know I’m Pakistani and all, but Iain’t from Pakistan. It’s as foreign to me as it would be to anyone else who grew up in theUK. Home for me is Poundland, and Argos and KFC (the halal ones at least). What the hellwas I gonna do in Pakistan?” Fast-paced and funny, readers are immediately swept into Humza’s world and really feel for him and his various troubles, like his super-strict dad and adults not listening properly. Full of action and humour, but perhaps best of all is how Humza grows and changes through the story, and gets his dad to too. You're a comedian for adults, so how much of a challenge was it to make sure your jokes and dialogue were suitable for a younger audience in this book?How did your collaboration with Henry White work in creating and writing the story?Praise for Little Badman and the Invasion of the Killer Aunties, one of The Guardian's 100 best holiday books for 2019 I'm Humza Khan, the greatest eleven-year-old rapper Eggington ever had. I've also faced deadly alien slugs, killer aunties and double maths. Something weird is happening at school though: teachers are disappearing and being replaced by food-obsessed Aunties intent on fattening everyone up! When his music teacher vanishes, putting a halt to Humza’s rapper dreams, he’s determined to figure out what’s going on – and then things start to get really crazy... Microwaved pants and killer bees feature in this rib-aching comic caper, heightened with moments of real tenderness and heart.' The Guardian