TY - BOOK AU - Pichon,L. TI - The brilliant world of Tom Gates / SN - 1407120697 PY - 2011/// PB - Scholastic Inc, London UK. KW - Humorous stories KW - fast KW - Schools KW - Excuses KW - Homework KW - Families KW - Boys KW - School children KW - Children's stories N2 - Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks, spilt water, lightning ... Tom's exercise book is full of his doodles, cartoons and thoughts, as well as comments from his long-suffering teacher, Mr Fullerton. After gaining five merits for his 'Camping Sucks' holiday story, Tom's work starts to go downhill, which is a pity, as he's desperate to impress Amy Porter, who sits next to him ER -