All Tom Gates wants to do is get tickets to see his favourite band when they come to town. It's not easy when he's up against Delia, his weirdo big sister. All of his plans seem to get him into major trouble!

Seeing Delia without her sunglasses on is a BIG shock for Tom, but that's nothing compared with the surprise that Dad has in store with his new-found fitness regime! He says he's going to compete at the school Sports Day. Can you even imagine the horrendous shame that will bring? Meanwhile Tom, Derek and Norman are also busy with a training regime of their own - practising with Dogzombies to make sure they're ready for the school talent show.

This work takes the form of Tom's battered homework diary - crammed with his doodles and stories. Exciting news! Mr Fullerman announces that class 5F are going on an activity break which should be fun! As long as I don't ge stuck in a group with anyone who snores or worse still with Marcus Meldrew. Delia is already threatening to paint my room funny colours while I'm away. Which is annoying. I just hope the only surprise I have when I get home is...

Back to school, but it's not all bad. Sports Day, the school fair and Tom's birthday are all coming up. And even better, his awful big sister Delia won't be at any of those events! On the downside, Granny Mavis is threatening to make his birthday cake - uh oh! But on the other hand, Mr Keen has asked Dogzombies to perform in front of the whole school! YEAH! Maybe they can even play at the school disco too. How can the term turn out any less than seriously...

Tom Gates is a master of excuses, expert doodler, comic story writer extraordinaire - and the bane of his grumpy teacher, Mr Fullerman.

Here's my excellent plan to make DogZombies the best band in the whole wide world! How hard can it be? I'm going to: 1. Write more songs (not about teachers). 2. Make a spectacular music video (easy). 3. Get some sleep (tricky when you're being kept awake by loud noises). 4. Annoy Delia (nothing to do with DogZombies but always fun).

TIPS FOR BEING TOP OF THE CLASS (Sadly ... I did NONE of these things.) 1. Stay awake in lessons (it helps.) 2. Don't draw HILARIOUS pictures of your teachers. 3. AVOID the class bully to stay out of trouble. 4. Don't let Mum and Dad write ANYTHING in your school planner. 5. Don't let your grumpy sister Delia BOSS you around. (Technically not a school issue - but still important.) I'm TRYING to get voted onto the school council as well - but thanks...

Working HARD on my school project, I?ve found out ALL kinds of interesting FACTS I wasn?t expecting to. STUFF like: ? Mum and Dad got together because of cake. (full story inside). ? Cats sleep for 70% of their lives. ? Peppermint ice cream is JUST WRONG. (TRUE.).

Happy face or sad face? The future of Tom?s school trip depends on an emoji! Welcome back to the AMAZING world of Tom Gates! But right now, it?s not looking quite as amazing as usual. Tom?s trying REALLY HARD To stay out of trouble. But he?s got THREE sad faces on the school achievement chart. Just one more sad face means Mr Fullerman will ban him from the SCHOOL TRIP. Moany Marcus is making things worse. And now Tom?s upset his grumpy sister Delia....

This audiobook is full of excellent stories to make you laugh! Oakfield Town is having a parade and everyone wants to take part. Especially Marcus (no surprise there). Mum and Dad have left Delia in charge, which is never a good idea. And I find out that trying to have a sneaky scoop of caramel ice cream doesn?t end well. But at least my doodling is as spectacular as ever!.