The seventeenth laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated Tom Gates adventure!Tom`s doing everything possible to stay out of trouble but somehow he`s got THREE sad faces on the school achievement chart!And getting another sad face means Mr Fullerman won`t let him go onthe SCHOOL TRIP!Moany Marcus Meldrew is making things worse and now Tom`s annoyed his grumpy sister Delia.Can his best friend Derek help?Will Rooster the dog stop eating his homework? ABOUT THE SERIES:- Written in diary form- Full of Tom`s doodles and pictures & his amazing sense ofhumour- The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize!- Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh themselves silly