Diary of a Future Billionaire - The start of a brand new adventure from beloved author Pamela Butchart, packed with real-world mayhem and a lot of laughs!

by Pamela Butchart

 


The start of a hilarious new middle-grade series from
beloved award-winning, bestselling author Pamela Butchart.

“plenty of merry mayhem [...] Ben's guileless
narration gently opens the reader's eyes to the realities of modern-day
financial hardship” - THE TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE
WEEK (w/c 10th February)



“It's entertaining, relatable, and there are
doodles and illustrations every few paragraphs to encourage reluctant
readers” - THE TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK (w/c 17th
February)



“Entertaining, relatable and enlivened by doodles
and illustrations every few paragraphs to encourage reluctant
readers. [and] may even encourage the resourcefulness of a few
budding entrepreneurs.” - The Times



Just how far will one boy go to become a fully-fledged
billionaire?


So here's the thing about me. I'm a billionaire.
An actual REAL-LIFE billionaire!


And you know how some people who get rich say stuff like, "I can't
believe it!" and "I never thought it would happen to me!"



Well ... I CAN believe it. And I KNEW it would happen to me. Because
I PLANNED IT.


I PLANNED to become the world's RICHEST ten-year-old. And you
know what? It WORKED.



This is voice-led fiction at its finest told in engaging
diary format
The start of a hilarious new middle-grade series

Written by bestselling, award-winning author, Pamela
Butchart

Genres: Friendship

217 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 13, 2025

About the author

As a child, Pamela was lucky enough to grow up in a house full of pets and go to a primary school where lots of spooky and weird things happened (well, in her imagination at least). As a student, Pamela’s student jobs included: fishwife, teaching basketball in America, phlebotomist and Artist Liaison for a (really bad) Abba tribute band. Now, when she’s not writing or going out and about meeting readers, Pamela teaches philosophy to teenagers.

Her top selling stories include The Spy Who Loved School Dinners which won the Blue Peter Best Story Award and My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat which won The Children’s Book Award. Two of her books, Petunia Peri and There’s a Werewolf in My Tent, were shortlisted for the Lollies – the Laugh Out Loud Awards.

Pamela lives in Dundee with her baby boy and their two awesome cats, Bear & Carlos. If she wasn’t working as a writer and a teacher she’d like to open a luxury hotel for stray cats.

Reviews

[Marijt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Voor een Cultuur-in-je-rugzak-activiteit naar het LAM-museum in Lisse, zocht ik het meest recente boek over eten in de bieb. Zo kwam ik bij dit boek uit: ik had het niet zo snel zelf gepakt, maar ik vond het toch een grappig verhaal. Lekker toegankelijk, met humor, lekker vlot verhaal en gezellige illustraties. Met zelfs wat economische informatie én kooktips.
En dan stiekem ook nog een verhaal over financiële problemen/armoede, maar ook over vriendschap, doorzetten en vertrouwen.

Explorende dimensie - groep 5/6/7

[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

I enjoyed this! Quintessential Pamela Butchart humour paired with some gorgeous illustrations. This is a quick read that I think kids will love. I really appreciate that it’s a step up from Pamela’s other books - a great next step for those Y4-6s who love her other books. A young lad, an ambition and a brilliant best friend. Some lovely messages about friendship, family and money struggles here too.

[Rachel C · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately this book is too real for an adult to enjoy. An irresponsible dad, illegal activity and money worries - yikes, scary for adults.
But for kids? Brilliant! Funny, engaging and an easy read. Great for ages 9 to 13.

[LudmilaM · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly good read! I was preparing for a string of disasters, but it turns out the kids did actually pretty well, despite the rocky beginnings. Satisfying, uplifting and heartwarming ending.

[Tim Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not her best work. I miss Izzy.

[Theo Rochester · Rating 4 out of 5]

cool,cool beans.

[Reyansh · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is such a thrilling adventure book! it has friendship power, family struggle problem solving and also a business! if you want a spoiler go down v ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss sss s s s s s he unfortunately does not become a billionaire

[Kaitlyn Atwell · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was kind of funny ig but i didnt like how the font was and had exclamation marks for every thing and the random bold words!