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.
In this humorous recreation of juvenile sports, Jim Smith, the Sunday Times bestselling author, takes us on a rollercoaster ride of friendship and top-notch fiction. The social themes embedded in the stories are a testament to Smith's ability to weave education into children's literature.
For fans of Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Dav Pilkey (Dog Man), Andy Griffiths (The 78-Storey Treehouse), Liz Pichon (Tom Gates 17), and Louie Stowell (Loki).
HarperCollins 2022
