No Laughing Matter

by Robert Rigby

Stumpy's starting secondary school and he's worried. He's heard the stories about what happens to new kids in school. Poor Stumpy's fears come true, and he gets bullied by his classmates. At the Grove, Laura and Regina can see that he's miserable, but will Stumpy tell them why? Can the Grovers help him? Will Stumpy stand up to his bullies?

Anything could happen in this interactive novel -- it's up to you to choose which was the story goes!

A Byker Grove novel.

187 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Robert Rigby began his career as a journalist, then spent several years in the music business as a songwriter and session musician. He turned to writing for radio, television, and the theatre, and has also directed and performed in children’s theatre throughout the country. He has become an established young people’s playwright, and his award-winning work with youth theatre companies has been seen in Britain, Europe, the USA, and Africa. He wrote the novelizations of the movies Goal! and Goal II, and his scripts for television include the long-running BBC children’s drama series, Byker Grove.