Totally Tom
6 primary works • 7 total works
Book 4
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Book 6
Book 7
Book 8
Book 9
Tom Bean has cried wolf once too often, so when he spots a real fox in Bernie King's basement, nobody believes him! 'Yeah, right! Another one of your jokes, Tom!'. But Tom just happens to be telling the truth this time - life is so unfair! The only way to prove it is to go back and take a photo - so Tom hatches a plan. But as with everything in his hare-brained life, things don't quite go to plan. Tom ends up in trouble - yet again! Who said the camera never lies?
Tom was only trying to be kind - making friends with new boy, Wayne - so why has he messed things up again! Okay, trying to teach Wayne how to skateboard in the school corridor - a CRASH course, you could say! - wasn't the most sensible idea Tom's ever had. But it was fun! Now Tom is in BIG trouble with Wayne's parents, and he needs to prove he is a 'good boy' after all. This will be tricky. Very tricky . . .
Tom and Lola have been pretty good mates lately - until Tom begins to suspect she has a mega crush on him. Ergh! Lola's OK, but she's still a GIRL - Tom is totally grossed out! But ignoring Lola proves difficult - especially when she knows a shameful secret about Tom . . . Lola won't tell, but what does she want in return? Surely she wouldn't really blackmail Tom into being her boyfriend . . .?
Irrepressible, workshy and downright LOUD, Kingsley is notorious at school for his larger than life personality. Kingsley means well, but lately he seems noisier than ever - and even more annoying than Tom. - no mean feat! Tom and the rest of his mates feel Kingsley needs to pipe down - but who's going to be the one to tell him?
Little Miss Perfect, 'dobber' Danielle, is Tom's arch enemy at school. Everywhere he goes, Danielle seems to have her beady eye on him, trying to catch him out, and running to Mrs Waymann, the Head, with tell-tale stories about what he's been up to. Grrrr! This time, Danielle is accusing him of flooding the school cloakroom - and he wasn't anywhere near it! What a cheek. For once, Tom is going to show Danielle up for the goody two-shoes creep she really is and PROVE it wasn't him. And the only way to do that is to find out who the real culprit is . . . but how?
Tom's cousin Liam is coming over from Dublin. Wicked! Liam is Tom's idol. He's just like Tom -only ten times noisier, and even more of a joker - he'll probably pass on a few handy tips, too. Gnarly! But all Tom's friends, and his long-suffering parents, Beth and Harry aren't so sure. Does Tom really need any more encouragement . . .
The steadfast little bird has always been there with the cool advice and support when Tom's been in trouble. Solid as a rock, that's Chippie. But now, just when Tom is facing the hardest challenge of his life - being nice to people and cutting out the practical jokes - Chippie goes quiet on him. At first Tom thinks that Chippie is sick - measles perhaps? Or flu? But then Chippie starts losing his feathers and Tom starts to worry big time. Harry, Tom's dad is flummoxed, too - Chippie doesn't seem to have any proper symptons apart from going bald, but he does seem very down in the dumps...Tom and his dad are contemplating this sad fact in the shed, when Dave, Harry's new budgie, starts haring round the shed. Noiser even than Tom, Dave is a real menace! He's got all the other birds cowering in the corners...Then Tom and Harry twig: Dave is what's wrong with Chippie. He's been bullying the poor bird. So Dave gets a good talking to, and he calms down. And Chippie is Chippie - the wise-cracking budgie - once again!