{"product_id":"9780702315787","title":"My Brilliant Plan to Fix Everything","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Davis, Ben \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 9 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 July 2023 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 129 x 22 | 226g\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis summer, 12-year-old Alex is taking over his dad's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epostal delivery job. What could go wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to get his family back together, Alex comes up with a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebrilliant plan: if Dad finally writes the novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe's always talked about, he'll be happier again and his parents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewill fall back in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDad just needs to get away from work for a while to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex tricks his dad into thinking he's been selected for a creative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esabbatical, and starts to do the postal deliveries himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it's harder than Alex had ever realized, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethere are the bullies who throw his letters in the canal, an overly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esuspicious boss, and a lot of angry dogs to avoid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe finds unexpected help in Willow, a girl on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe canal who offers to share the work ... but has a dark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esecret that might derail everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Alex's ruse starts to fall apart, he needs his dad more than\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eever. Meanwhile, his dad comes to understand that the thing he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eneeds most isn't publishing a novel ... it's Alex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Carnegie nominated author of The Soup Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Frank Cottrell Boyle and Ben Bailey Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on Ben's own experience working as a postal carrier!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR BEN'S PREVIOUS BOOK,  MY DAD IS DEFINITELY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOT A CRIME LORD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In a novel filled with heart and humour, told in the first\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperson, Damian discovers what it means to be a hero. There is a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edepth to the story which explores themes of masculinity, family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand self-awareness with a light touch.' - Just Imagine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Davis, Ben","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50932389904721,"sku":"9780702315787","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/0909\/8833\/files\/9780702315787.jpg?v=1744288213","url":"https:\/\/shop.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk\/products\/9780702315787","provider":"The Alligator's Mouth Children's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}