CHAMP OR CHICKEN

Eleven year-old Freddy Tangles is an ordinary boy with more fears than freckles, and with a whole lot of trouble heading his way in this humorous illustrated series for fans of Tom Gates and Big Nate.

Freddy has been stupid. He’s said the wrong thing to Tabby and now he’s not only hurt her feelings, but he might be uninvited to her awesome birthday party. It’s going to be in a park with a jumping castle and a mechanical bull. Then Hugo, the new kid at school, tells everyone that Freddy is boring. It’s the last straw. Freddy will have to do something spectacular to win back his friends. He might be scared of heights, and have nightmares about being naked in public, but he’s not frightened of a mechanical bull. And he’s got just the right costume. What could possibly go wrong? Hilarious series fiction for 7-10 year olds who love realistic stories about familiar issues. Black and white illustrations on every page and specifically designed in Dyslexie – a revolutionary font in which each character has a unique form designed to simplify reading for those who have dyslexia. Jack Brand is a brand new writer! He is also a high school teacher librarian. Before that he was an English teacher, before that a lawyer, and before that a police officer. Jack wrote his first novel while living on an island and caring for his two young children. He is currently writing more stories about Freddy. Tom Jellett has illustrated a number of books for children including the junior fiction series Ted Goes Wild by Michael Wagner, the CBC Notable Picture Book Whale in the Bath by Kylie Westaway, and the hugely successful My Dad Thinks He’s Funny by Katrina Germein.