There is a moral here for any parent who frets about a child's progress at school . . . Children who read it won't be turned into hostile monsters; they'll chortle away, feel better about themselves and have a lot of jokes to tell you

Johnson's comic romp through a miserable school year in the life of almost 13-year-old Louis touches all the real bases of adolescent boys' lives: girls, parents, TV, comedy

Johnson addresses big issues in a frank manner and with a light touch resulting in a book that both children and parents should read

Written with humour and plenty of attitude, this witty book firmly puts the power in the hands of the children

Skillfully delivered, hugely popular, continuously funny and utterly unique

The spiritual lovechild of Tommy Cooper and Steve Martin, if such a thing were possible

Bursting with silly situations and hilarious antics

A real delight

The perfect book to provoke a smile.