Books with author Tristan Bancks

I'm Tom Weekly. This is a nail-biting - make that toe-biting - thrill ride through my life.This is where I pour out whatever's inside my head. Like the time a bloodthirsty magpie out to get me. Or when I had to eat Vegemite off my sister's big toe. And don't forget the day I ate 67 hot dogs in ten minutes. My life gets a bit weird sometimes but that's how I roll.Top 3 reasons to read this book:1. Cures for nits2. Hover underpants3. Instructions for teleporting

I'm Tom Weekly. You think you've made mistakes? I've made more.Every single word in this book is true. I do know someone with the worst case of nits in history. Stella Holling used chocolate to trick me into kissing her again. My sister, Tanya, truly is an evil genius. And as weird as it sounds, I really did ask Jack to help me mine my teeth for cash. It's embarrassing, but it's true.Bonus stuff inside this book:1. Test your dad for Cranky Dad Syndrome2. Make your own slime3. Have your brain removed

I'm Tom Weekly. If you want to know what went wrong, read this and laugh.You'll learn the secret of my strangest body part. You'll meet my super-angry grandpa, and hear about my best non-human friend, Rarnald the rat. You'll find out why I've been banned from KidsWorld. But that won't freak you out as much as the story of how Stella Holling tricked me into kissing her.3 things you'll learn inside:1. How to climb Mount Everest2. How to make a backyard theme park3. How to escape a pirate

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

Have you ever ran from the dentist? Are you petrified of clowns? Have giant head lice try to eat you? Have you ever been attacked by Library Ninjas when your book was five years overdue? And have you come up with a genius way to never do homework again? All of these things have happened to me. I’m Tom Weekly. My life is an exploding chicken and the book in your hands is my attempt to glue it back together again.

I have a few confessions. I've done a runner from the dentist. I'm petrified of clowns. Giant headlice tried to eat me. A lost sock nearly killed me. And you're not going to believe this, but I was attacked by Library Ninjas whenmy book was five years overdue. Let my life be a warning to you.Plus, how to get famous by: 1. Clapping2. Collecting scabs3. Knitting

My mum's raspberry muffins are weapons of minor destruction. I've been trapped inside a runaway car on a trip to buy ice cream. I accidentally invented meatball bungee. And my recipe for chocolate mousse has a secret ingredient that you don't even want to know.What would you rather do? 1. Ride a shark or a rhino?2. Kiss a dog or a cat? 3. Needle in the eye or bum set on fire?'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

Mac Slater was elated to win a trip to New York City from the Coolhunters website. After all, if you can find cool in New York City, you can hunt cool anywhere. Right? Except Mac, who’s brought his father and best friend along for the trip, is having a harder time than he ever imagined. First his camera is stolen, then he is humiliated by a lame post on the Coolhunters site. And when Mac finally meets a unique group of people who invent and create for themselves, they want no part of the commercial world. But how can Mac ignore something as cool as a perpetual motion machine? Will Mac be able keep a secret, or will he prove he can truly hunt the cool once and for all?

A very funny Tom Weekly story from the slightly warped brains of the author and illustrator of My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up. Think your grandpa's angry? Think again. I'm Tom Weekly and my Pop is the angriest grandpa in Australia. The world, maybe. He hates nurses, harmless marine mammals and kids. Especially kids. Problem is, I have to interview him for school. And I’ve caught him on a bad day. A real bad day. Believe me, you do not want to hear what my grandfather has to say. But if you must, then download this short story. What reviewers said about the first Tom Weekly book, My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up: 'These bite-sized bursts of fun are inspired by Paul Jennings, Andrew Daddo and Andy Griffiths, the sort of stories that will keep kids enthralled.' Oliver Phommavanh in Buzz Words Books 'A sort of Aussie tall-tale version of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Bancks’ latest features stories with a high-level gross-out factor.' Booklist 'Are you ready to laugh? Yes? Good. Because you won't be able to help yourself once you open this cover … Boys will love this book. Fans of Griffiths, Gleitzman and Jennings will be thrilled to have this book in their collection.' www.kids-bookreview.com

Is your grandpa super-angry? Has your nan ever tried to climb Mt. Everest? Have you started your own playground freak show? And have you ever risked your life to save your pet rat from certain destruction? I have. I’m Tom Weekly and this is my life. Inside the covers of this book you’ll read lots of weird-funny-gross stories and learn the secret of my strangest body part. But I guarantee that won’t freak you out as much as the story of how Stella Holling, a girl who’s been in love with me since second grade, tricked me into kissing her.