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A comic caper that every young aspiring comedian will love, packed full of heart, humour, and dos and don'ts! Open with your best gag. Finish with your second best. Make sure your face matches the material. Sell your routine.... Matt Millz loves stand-up comedy. He's studied the best. He's memorised all the advice. He spends hours writing new gags and thinking up crazy sketches.... So when the school runs a talent contest, of course he's going to enter.

Matt's dream of becoming a stand-up comic is fading. Six months on from his success at the Apollo, the gigs have dried up, and it's back to the daily drudge of schoolwork for Matt and his pals. But then his 12-year-old manager, Kitty, has a brainwave: if they can persuade their teachers to take a school play up to the Edinburgh Festival, they could hold a comedy night, too. But Matt's got a rival new schoolmate, Jamie, who is pushing to be in the comedy lineup. And Jamie is good. But is he too good to be true?

Another comic caper that every aspiring comedian will love, packed full of heart, humour and dos and don'ts! Matt did it! His performance at the T Factor has given him the fame he dreamed of. Kitty is getting more gigs booked in with a whole new stable of comedic acts. Unfortunately, Matt hasn't had time to come up with new jokes, so it isn't long before he is greeted with the worst heckle for a comedian: 'heard it before!' But when Kitty suggests he takes a break to work on his routine, Matt can't stand to go back to his normal life....

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | USA TODAY BESTSELLER | PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER | 2025 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL MIDDLE-GRADE FAVORITE After accidentally injuring his neighbor, Matt Sprouts thinks he has "the Curse,” a hometown myth that ruins middle schoolers’ lives. Matt decides to solve the...

Mattia Pesce, detto Matt, non sapeva che i droni telecomandati avessero vita propria. A seguito dell'incidente, Matt viene messo in punizione: niente telefono, niente videogiochi, niente serie TV. Per espiare il suo pessimo comportamento, viene costretto a fare volontariato in un mercatino di antiquariato gestito da una bislacca signora dai capelli viola (di nome Viola), che sogna di raccogliere fondi per una scuola in Zambia.

Martial arts. Broken toes. Pesky curses. And … goat-sitting?! Discover all these adventures and more with Matt Sprouts, in this HILARIOUS collection from New York Times best-selling author Matt Eicheldinger! Eleven-year-old Matt Sprouts is in big trouble. He didn't mean to hurt his neighbor...

Marley is the best shield-polisher in the kingdom of Brightstone, making sure every knight’s armor shines like a morning star. But Marley dreams of more than just scrubbing away smudges, he dreams of grand adventures and ancient legends! Everything changes when the famous Sir Alistair, a dragonslayer with a magnificent mustache and a heart of gold, chooses Marley as his new apprentice. But this isn't a school for fighting. Instead of sharp swords, Marley is handed a wooden practice blade named 'Sparkle' and a list of seven quirky rules (Rule Number Seven: Always bring a snack!).

Matt Sprouts is back for another laugh-out-loud adventure! It’s been a few months since Matt defeated “the Curse,” and if you thought that was bad, get ready to meet Matt’s latest challenge—Nora the goat. After defeating “the Curse,” twelve-year-old Matt Sprouts just wants to...

Listen to the first six audiobooks from author Stacy McAnulty’s beloved Our Universe series! This collection includes Moon! Earth's Best Friend; Ocean! Waves for All; Mars! Earthlings Welcome; Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years; Sun! One in a Billion; and Our Planet! There's No Place Like...

Matt non riesce a crederci. Tra tutte le punizioni che poteva beccarsi - niente cellulare, niente computer, niente internet - i suoi genitori hanno scelto proprio questa. Che poi, non sarà un tantino esagerata? Alla fine ha solo acceso e sparato dei razzetti verso una siepe. Che ne diranno gli altri a scuola quando verranno a scoprire che dovrà passare un intero mese ad aiutare gli anziani di una casa di riposo? Dovrà passare il tempo con delle persone di una certa età, in carne e dentiera, per 30 giorni - la situazione è molto delicata.

Naughty week...that time between Christmas and New Year’s when Santa goes on vacation and kids are allowed to be as naughty as they want to be. Or is it? For Harrison and his brother Max, it most certainly is because they found the travel itinerary that proves it. When one of Santa’s misfit elves arrives to collect the evidence, she further fuels the boys’ naughty adventures. But when Harrison takes Naughty Week too far with a literal cat burglar and hatches a plot to “fake rob” a bank, things spiral out of control.