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Barry Loser #7
Barry Loser Hates Half Term
The seventh book in the brilliant Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning BARRY LOSER Loser series. Perfect for readers aged 7 years + and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Dennis the Menace. It’s only a few days into the half-term holidays and Barry's dad has already had enough of him! He’s packing Barry off to Pirate Camp, the same one he used to be sent to every year. Barry’s not impressed – he’s not a baby anymore, so why should he have to go to a camp for kiddywinkles? But horrible things are afoot at Pirate Camp – it’s been taken over by the villainous Morag, and now its future’s in doubt. There’s only one thing to Barry and his new friends Sally Bottom and Renard Dupont have to uncover the hidden treasure of Mogden Island … Don't miss the other hilarious books by Jim I am not a Loser , I am still not a Loser , I am so over being a Loser , I am sort of a Loser , Barry Loser and the holiday of doom , Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton , Barry Loser's ultimate book of keelness, My mum is a loser, My dad is a loser and Future Ratboy and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies. Praise for BARRY 'Twice as good as my other favourite book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Ben, aged 7 'Hugely enjoyable, surreal chaos' Guardian 'The review of the eight year old boy in our house … "Can I keep it to give to a friend?" Best recommendation you can get' Observer 'I laughed so much, I thought I was going to burst!' Finbar, aged 9 Barry I am Not a Loser was selected as a Tom Fletcher Book Club 2017 title. Jim Smith is the keelest kids’ book author in the whole wide world amen. He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and is the author of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning and bestselling BARRY LOSER series. He is also the author of Future Ratboy and and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies. He lives in London, and designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake.
256 pages, Paperback
Published April 19, 2022
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About the author
Jim Smith
42 books44 followersAfter graduating with a first class degree in advertising, graphic design and illustration in 1997, Jim Smith was spotted by the owner of a small coffee shop chain and brought in to fill the walls of their flagship store with his paintings.
It was a three month contract; seventeen years later, Jim is head of design at Puccino's Worldwide Ltd, now an international coffee shop franchise with stores in the UK, Europe and Egypt.
In the meantime he's illustrated kids' food packaging for M&S, drawn cartoons on the sides of PJ smoothies, created in-store graphics for Orange phone stores, designed book covers and branded a New York based Iced Tea company.
In 2010, Jim launched the hugely successful Waldo Pancake range of stationery and gift products, now sold in the UK, Australia, Singapore, Europe and the US.
'I am not a Loser' by Barry Loser, the first of a series of children's books 'spellchecked' by Jim, was published in 2012, having already sold rights to nine countries. The sequel, 'I am Still Not a Loser' was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013 and declared the funniest book for children aged seven to fourteen.
Jim has now written six Barry Loser books, and numerous short stories. 'Future Ratboy', a spin-off series of books based on Barry's favourite TV star, debuts in July 2015.
It was a three month contract; seventeen years later, Jim is head of design at Puccino's Worldwide Ltd, now an international coffee shop franchise with stores in the UK, Europe and Egypt.
In the meantime he's illustrated kids' food packaging for M&S, drawn cartoons on the sides of PJ smoothies, created in-store graphics for Orange phone stores, designed book covers and branded a New York based Iced Tea company.
In 2010, Jim launched the hugely successful Waldo Pancake range of stationery and gift products, now sold in the UK, Australia, Singapore, Europe and the US.
'I am not a Loser' by Barry Loser, the first of a series of children's books 'spellchecked' by Jim, was published in 2012, having already sold rights to nine countries. The sequel, 'I am Still Not a Loser' was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013 and declared the funniest book for children aged seven to fourteen.
Jim has now written six Barry Loser books, and numerous short stories. 'Future Ratboy', a spin-off series of books based on Barry's favourite TV star, debuts in July 2015.
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February 18, 2021
In my opinion this was the best book yet I liked it a lot and laughed at all the jokes🤣!
November 20, 2018
this book is a good storybook for kids because it has, humor and creativity. this book is for 6 - 12-year-old kids, but overall I think it was funny and had a meaning.
July 26, 2020
Barry Loser. One of the funniest series EVER!!! It ended too fast! 😫
September 18, 2019
This book is very funny
May 2, 2023
When I picked this up for a friends son, I thought it would be a cute read…I was so right!! I wish I could find the other books somewhere. Between four library cards and kindle unlimited, not one book.
Barry is being sent back to Pirate camp even though he feels he is too big. When he arrives he finds things have changed and the camp is up for sale. Barry wants to save the camp!
Barry is being sent back to Pirate camp even though he feels he is too big. When he arrives he finds things have changed and the camp is up for sale. Barry wants to save the camp!
March 28, 2018
When I first read this, it was one of the best books I had ever read, because it was very different to any books I had read before, and made me excited about the possibilities of all the other books I could discover and read that were so funny like this book.
About a boy at a kiddywinkles camp who goes on a adventure for treasure.
About a boy at a kiddywinkles camp who goes on a adventure for treasure.
October 24, 2017
This book has a lot of weird words in it so it was not really interesting to me.And the plot is not interesting
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