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Barry Loser is the best at football NOT!

The tenth book in the brilliant Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning BARRY LOSER series.

Perfect for readers aged 7-10 years old and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates,

Dennis the Menace and Pamela Butchart's Wigglesbottom Primary series.

Everyone at Barry’s school has gone football crazy, but Barry gets thrown out of the team (the Mogden Maniacs) for being completeerly rubbish. Then it turns out that his best friend Bunky is a super striker – so Barry becomes his manager. The cup final match is approaching and Bunky’s getting carried away with his football fame – can Barry keep his head in the game?

Join everyone’s favourite Loser on his tenth hilarious adventure!

Barry Loser: I am not a loser was selected as a Tom Fletcher Book Club 2017 title.

Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms is shortlisted for the Lollies Award 2017

Don't miss the other funny books by Jim Smith:

BARRY LOSER

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 hates half term

Barry Loser and the birthday billions

Barry Loser's ultimate book of keelness

Barry Loser’s Christmas Joke Book

My mum is a loser

My dad is a loser

Future Ratboy and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies

Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms

Future Ratboy and the Quest for the Missing Thingy

Praise for BARRY LOSER:

'Twice as good as my other favourite book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Ben, aged 7 years

'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

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 the Barry Loser spin-off series, FUTURE RATBOY. He lives in London, and designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake.


Author:

  • Jim Smith

Narrator:

  • Huw Parmenter

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 1 h 22 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Ages 6-9
  • Stories ages 6-9
  • Ages 6-9
  • Comedy ages 6-9
  • Ages 6-9
  • School ages 6-9
  • Ages 6-9
  • Children’s nonfiction ages 6-9

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    Jim Smith

    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 went on to create the branding for a sweet little chain of coffee shops. He also designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake. Jim is the author of Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning series, BARRY LOSER. Look out for his hilarious new series, Future Ratboy. Praise for BARRY LOSER

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