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Bumface (Puffin Teenage Books) Book

Angus worships his two younger siblings and helps his much-married, actress mother to take care of them. But he is tired of his "Mr Dependable" tag and starts to resent his mum's perpetual flirtations with unsuitable men that leave him, quite literally, holding the baby while husbands one, two and three get on with their own lives. And when taking care of the little ones threatens to interfere with rehearsals for the school play, Angus decides that something has to be done, especially when he realises that his errant and incredibly fertile mother could well be en route to another pregnancy. Morris Gleitzman is in fine form in this complex, funny and totally endearing tale which successfully turns the coming-of-age cliché upside down, presenting us with a young boy with the weight of responsibility on his shoulders as he tries to find a way to enjoy his childhood. As ever, Gleitzman shines in one of the best books a child is ever likely to read. (Ages 9 to 12) --Susan HarrisonRead More

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  • Amazon

    Angus is forced to be much more grown up than he wants to be - he has to look after his sister and baby brother and he's only eleven. He dreams of being wild and free like the pirate in a story he tells Imogen and Leo but instead he spends lots of time changing nappies and cleaning up.

  • BookDepository

    Bumface : Paperback : Penguin Random House Children's UK : 9780141303550 : 0141303557 : 04 Mar 1999 : Angus dreams of being bold, brave, wild and free, like Bumface the pirate in the stories he tells his younger siblings. Instead he's his mum's Mr Dependable, always looking after the younger ones and cleaning up. He's desperate to stop his mum adding another baby to the family so comes up with a plan to prevent her getting pregnant.

  • Foyles

    Angus dreams of being bold, brave, wild and free, like Bumface the pirate in the stories he tells his younger siblings. Instead he's his mum's Mr Dependable, always looking after the younger ones and cleaning up. He's desperate to stop his mum adding another baby to the family so comes up with a plan to prevent her getting pregnant. With a bit of help from his new friend, Rindi, he might just do it . . .

  • Penguin

    Angus's mother is a famous actress and is out all day playing a busy mother in a TV soap. Meanwhile, 11-year-old Angus stays home to look after his little brother and sister. He can't tell anyone because his Mum might lose her job, and anyway, they would laugh at him.

  • 0141303557
  • 9780141303550
  • Morris Gleitzman
  • 4 March 1999
  • Puffin
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 192
  • New Ed
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