A brilliantly funny, gripping novel ā and The bestselling hardback childrenās debut of 2014 ā from a born storyteller, The Parent Agency is an epic wish-fulfilment adventure for every child ā and for the child in everyone.
Barry said, a third time, āI wish I had better parents!ā And then suddenly the entire room started to shakeā¦
Barry Bennett hates being called Barry. In fact itās number 2 on the list of things he blames his parents for, along with 1) ābeing boringā and 3) āalways being tiredā.
But there is a world, not far from this one, where parents donāt have children. Thatās far too random for something so big and important. In this world, children are allowed to choose their parents.
For Barry Bennett, this world seems like a dream come true. Only things turn out to be not quite that simpleā¦