Epic Adventure (kind of)

Tom Gates #13

by Liz Pichon

 

The thirteenth (lucky for us!) title in the bestselling series, from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon. Having two sets of grandparents is turning out to be very good for me.

The Wrinklies are keen on giving presents

AND they're planning a family outing which is going to be

EPIC! Even Delia wants to come. (I can always ignore her.)

 

ABOUT THE

Written in diary form Full of Tom's doodles and pictures & his amazing sense of humour The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize! Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh themselves silly The first series of The Brilliant World of Tom Gates won the Scottish BAFTA for Entertainment! Love Tom Gates? Don’t miss Liz Pichon’s spectacular Shoe Wars, a laugh-out-loud, gadget-packed adventure!

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction, Humor, Kids, Middle Grade

241 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 5, 2017

About the author

L. Pichon says that when she was little, she loved to draw, and her mom said she was very good at making a mess (this is still true today). She kept drawing, went to art school, became a designer and art director at Jive Records, and began to publish children’s books. After its publication in the U.K., The Brilliant World of Tom Gates won several prestigious awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize, and the Blue Peter Book Award. L. Pichon lives in Brighton, England, with her family.

Reviews

[Willow Mae]

Best book

I would recommend this book
And all the other tom gates books
But this one in particular cause its just fab

[Lizzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

really good read if u like any of the following
diary of a wimpy kid
ella diaries
middle school
dork diaries
rainbow magic
story treehouse
so spread the word on this book review
Make the world a better place
until next time
♡ Lizzy Bramich

[George Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

epic book. I have family friends and furry creatures

[Tammie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read- April 2020 for the O.W.Ls (Arithmancy- Read something outside of your favourite genre)
- I must admit, I'm getting very bored of this series. They're fun to just into every so often but I think I'm just going to catch up on the series and then leave it there.

[Caitlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a brilliant Tom Gates book! I am a real Tom Gates fan, and I think this is a brilliant and worthy part to the series. I thought there wasn't enough hilarity from the fossils (his grandparents) as there is in the other books. Other wise, great book!

[Daryl Eady · Rating 5 out of 5]

Epic adventures

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[Mazilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very funny good book. I liked all the characters.

[Skyler Pritchard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous book. I loved it SO much, and I really recommend it to anyone who likes Tom Gates and Diary of a wimpy kid.

Happy reading 📚 😊 ☺️ 😀

[16FranklA · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a comedy and it’s a really fun book to read. It is a series of loads of books big and small. I quite liked it even though it was a little bit babyish it was still a good book for me to read. The story plot was that Tom had two sets of grandparents who gave loads and loads of presents to him and his sister while the family was planning a family outing and it was going to be epic. The ending was quite good as it was funny and ended well. I would definitely recommended this book to younger years as it’s funny, weird and happy.

[Layla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good going on to the next one now!!

[Fares Al-Shaibani · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was very interesting book, I really enjoyed reading it.
there is a part that Tom gates was hoping to go to the tropical disco in the begging till the end of the book but he didnt go, it was so sad 😢.
I’m looking forward to read the new Tom gates book.

[Ritesh Gupta]

<>BRILLIANT

This allows readers to make good connections to what the story is all about.
What makes this book more interesting is the tiny little drawings and doodles all around .... I would rate this book for ages 7-11 it has been my all time fav and will always be😃😃

[Sharon Joseph]

amazing this is brand new everyone

[Sharon Joseph]

I will return this later it was great

[Sarah Jenkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

The Best Tom Gates Book Yet! Full of adventure and fun and suitable for all ages. This was absolutely brilliant.

[Mr & Mrs Shearn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good

[Ollie · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s a really amazing fun book with lots of descriptive words and a very funny characters that make you laugh out loud!

[Lizzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

really good book love it a very valubale addition to the tom gates series

[Audrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book as it represents how real life is a little bit as you can get rubbed in by others or even sometimes get teased, but then your family is always there to help make you feel better.

[Minerva McGonagall · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE this book! It is very very funny 😂!!!😉🤫👅💇🏻‍♂️👬🧢🎒👙🐶💦☀️🚣🏻‍♂️🎺🚙🏎⌚️📝🕑🕖🕛🕠🕥🕒🕗🕜………

[Shaihak · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing and funny too, and I like books about kids telling their life stories with others ,that's why I gave this book 5 STARS.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

[Connor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like all the Tom gates books, and this is just another.

[Timmys buchwelt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dieses Buch wirkt wie aus dem realen Leben gegriffen, da alles da drin so authentisch wirkt. Nicht nur ist es in unserer Welt möglich, nein ich habe es selbst alles auch schon erlebt. Schultyrannen, Familienausflüge(die ziemlich schräg werden), langweilige Unterrichtsstunden, eine Smart-Watch,wenig Zeit für einen Test, coole Großeltern usw. Doch verwundert hat mich,dass Tom in diesem Buch :
a) keinen Sarkasmus versteht, obwohl er immer einen auf Witzbold macht
b) sich sehr anders verhält, als in allen anderen Büchern. Doch so wie er sich hier benimmt, wirkt er auch realer. Eine kleine Nervensäge, die immer auf ihren Ruf achtet, ja das ist er hier. In den anderen Büchern käme er mir nämlich weder als Nervensäge noch als jemand vor, dem Meinungen anderer ziemlich wichtig sind. Doch der Schreib- und Zeichenstil gefielen mir sehr gut. Im Rahmen des Magicreadathon von dieser Woche( 22.28.6) las ich es um folgende Bedingungen zu erfüllen:
-weniger als 10.000 Bewertungen auf Goodreads
- ein lustiges Buch

Fazit? Ich würde dieses Buch jedem, der mal ein bisschen abschalten und lachen will, empfehlen, denn dafür ist dieses Buch auch da ;)

[Eve L-A Witherington · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book Tom gets to know his returned grandparents the wrinklies more especially as they plan a fun trip for them all which goes a bit wrong especially as Delia wants to come along.



Meanwhile at school Marcus is being his usual annoying self and at a party teamed with Tom gets them into trouble!



Also Tom's hair grows A LOT and he ends up getting it cut from one drastic measure to another and as his schools Tropical themed disco is set to happen the same day as a family trip to see a castle will they get back in time?!



This was a great book I enjoyed reading about both sets of grandparents thing involved jointly in Tom's life and the tropical disco sounded ace though the trip out to the castle was a bit quick and not as drama filled as the other books but still a fun read!

[Travis Berketa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was reading this book with my 7-year-old daughter and it was actually quite funny. I enjoyed the antics of Tom Gates just as much as she did. In this Epic Adventure , Tom Gates finds himself eventually invited to an Adventure Park party where he is partnered up with his nemesis when they head out onto the lake; seemingly going to Disneyland with his family (by his grandparents' request) only to find that they are headed off to a castle; and almost going to a sea themed school disco, only to miss out and instead (to help raise Tom's spirits) his grandparents' invite him to a disco at the elderly people's home.

All this plus many more humorous events take place at school and at home. A good laugh and a good read for confident readers of all ages.

[Fantastic Fours · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about a boy who goes through changes and lives life.
Tom keeps on getting gifts from his grandparents. His grandparents are planning a family trip. When he goes to school everyone has an invitation to Julia's party. Dereck, Tom's friend, bragged in Tom's face. Julia gives Tom his invitation. Dereck says [that Tom] needs a haircut. Then his hair looks CRAZY. Their grandparents were going on an Epic Adventure. But Tom's least favourite person wants to come, Delia. Will Tom last the whole trip? Find out in this amazing novel.

I liked the humor and outstanding illustrations.

I think that if you liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid, you are probably going to like Tom Gates. [It has] practical jokes and real life situations.

By JO, grade 4

[Nethra Saravanan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tom Gates thinks that he has very good Grandparents because whenever they pay a visit to Tom they bring marvelous gifts for him and Delia. Tom's parents and Tom's grandparents are planning to go for a family outing with him which is EPIC!!!Tom's sister Delia wants to come too which is abnormal because she doesn't like family outings. Tom is invited to a Tropical Disco which is going to be in the school. So he decides where he wants to enjoy his time as both are on the same day.

[Lex Smi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very good book. I loved when Tom thought he wasn’t invited and at last he thought he has an invitation. It flies across the room to the teacher and he sneakily tries to get it. When he does he realises it’s someone else’s and swaps with them. At the party, he gets wet in the boats and a bird steals Marcus’ sandwich. Everyone gets a really cool pen but Tom gets shrimp and a yo-yo. He couldn’t go to the school disco but when to the old folks home. He had fun. He may go to a concert.

[Rowan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worth reading 👍

I enjoyed the use of pictures being used as text as well. it's very inspired
The story of this book is an improvement on the others.
My only complaint is that you need to read all the books before this to understand what is going on.
So over all its a great book 4/5