‘Like Dahl, Bancks is passionate about inspiring a love of reading in the young by placing fun at the centre of his storytelling.’ Andy Griffiths, author of the Treehouse series Discover what happens when you mix one kid with nine attack possums. Observe the result of a guinea pig hostage situation. Learn from my get-rich-quick scheme to put Australia’s angriest ice-cream man out of business. Get ready to judge the world’s deadliest fruitcake competition. And if I survive it all, let’s call the experiment a success.More handy stuff inside:1. Tips on avoiding household chores2. Weird facts about guinea pigs3. How to eat a car"Fans of Griffiths, Gleitzman and Jennings will be thrilled to have this in their collection." Kids Book Review________________________Praise for Tristan Bancks:’Reading Tristan Bancks is like jumping on a rollercoaster – fun, exciting and a bit dangerous, too. Where were books like this when I was a kid?’ John Boyne, author of The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas’A tense, hard-edged, no-holds-barred thriller.’ Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider series’A high stakes adventure that will keep you guessing and breathless until the very end.’ Michael Gerard Bauer, author of Don’t Call Me Ishmael Also by Tristan Bancks:Scar Town Two Wolves The Fall Detention Cop and Robber Ginger Meggs Nit Boy Mac Slater 1: Coolhunter Mac Slater 2: Imaginator Tom Weekly 1: My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up Tom Weekly 2: My Life and Other Stuff That Went Wrong Tom Weekly 3: My Life and Other Massive Mistakes Tom Weekly 4: My Life and Other Exploding Chickens Tom Weekly 5: My Life and Other Weaponised Muffins Tom Weekly 6: My Life and Other Failed Experiments