My Life and Other Massive Mistakes (14 page)

Tristan Bancks
is a children's and teen author published in Australia and the US. His background is in acting and filmmaking. His books include the
My Life
series,
Two Wolves
and
Mac Slater Coolhunter
.
My Life & Other Stuff I Made Up
has been nominated for BILBY and KOALA children's choice awards. Tristan is excited by the future of storytelling and inspiring others to create. Find out more and chat to Tristan at
www.tristanbancks.com
.

Gus Gordon
has written and illustrated over 70 books for children. He writes books about motorbike-riding stunt chickens, dogs that live in trees and singing on rooftops in New York. His picture book
Herman and Rosie
was a 2013 CBCA Honour Book. Gus loves speaking to kids about illustration, character design and the desire to control a wiggly line. Visit Gus at
www.gusgordon.com
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MY LIFE AND OTHER STUFF I MADE UP

Have you ever been kissed by a dog? Ever had to eat Vegemite off your sister's big toe? Have you had a job delivering teeth? Has a bloodthirsty magpie ever been out to get you? Ever woken up to discover that everything hovers? And have you eaten 67 hot dogs in ten minutes?

I have. I'm Tom Weekly. This book is full of my stories, jokes, cartoon characters, ideas for theme park rides and other stuff I've made up. It's where I pour out whatever's inside my head. It gets a bit weird sometimes, but that's how I roll.

 

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MY LIFE AND OTHER STUFF THAT WENT WRONG

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.

 

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MAC SLATER, COOLHUNTER 1: THE RULES OF COOL

Mac's just crashed the latest prototype of his flying bike in front of practically the whole school. So when the creators of Coolhunters approach him and tell him he's an Innovator, Mac thinks they're crazy.

They offer Mac a trial. He'll vlog all the cool stuff coming out of Kings Bay for a week. If he wins he'll travel the world, uncovering stuff he loves and reporting it via Coolhunters, a massive online space dedicated to the coolest things on earth.

But hunting cool ain't easy. Mac's opponent, Cat DeVrees, wants the gig real bad, and she'll do just about anything to get it.

 

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MAC SLATER, COOLHUNTER 2: I
NY

Imagine being offered an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City! It seemed like an impossible dream for Mac and his best friend, Paul. But they've just become coolhunters for a massively popular webspace and Mac is beyond excited. The catch: he has to find the Next Big Thing in NYC – or be sent home. Mac soon makes friends with Melody, an inventor with super-cool skates, who takes him to The Hive. It's an old boatshed where innovative kids are creating transport, sneakers and computer apps that are way more cutting edge than anything you can buy. And the Hive kids are about to test an invention that could change the world.

Mac's boss at Coolhunters is desperate for him to spill the beans, but Melody has sworn Mac to secrecy. He's found the coolest thing in NYC and he's not allowed to tell a soul! Friends or fame. Which would you choose?

 

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TWO WOLVES

One afternoon, police officers show up at Ben Silver's front door. Minutes after they leave, his parents arrive home. Ben and his little sister, Olive, are bundled into the car and told they're going on a holiday. But are they?

It doesn't take long for Ben to realise that his parents are in trouble. Ben's always dreamt of becoming a detective – his dad even calls him ‘Cop'. Now Ben gathers evidence and tries to uncover what his parents have done.

The problem is, if he figures it out, what does he do? Tell someone? Or keep the secret and live life on the run?

 

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