Book description
Harvey thinks school is the most boring place on earth - and so he
and his friends devise a way to help relieve their boredom. Lessons
are actually quite interesting when you have more at stake than just
whether you'll get through it without being sent to the head. Harvey
and his fellow gamblers start to bet on how many times the supply
teacher will give a nervous twitch, how often the Head will blow his
nose and lots of other possible outcomes. All of a sudden, school is
fun - but then the gambling craze starts to spread and Harvey realises
it's all getting out of control...
A brilliant subversive look at classroom pranks and what goes on
under the teacher's nose.
PETE JOHNSON began work as a film critic for Radio One, then
became a teacher. His experiences in the classroom led to his
beginning to write and he still keeps contact with a panel of young
readers to gain the viewpoint of the actual reader as he writes new
titles. He is the author of several titles for the Corgi Yearling list.
** 'Pete Johnson certainly keeps the reader's eye whizzing down the
lines with a compulsive readability' JUNIOR BOOKSHELF
** 'Pete Johnson has proved himself time and time again to be an
author of exceptional talents' THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
'Pete Johnson is a master storyteller of hair-raising ghost
stories... readers will love the experience but ultimately they will
also learn about themselves and their world' THE BOOKSELLER
Author lives: St Albans, Hertfordshire
