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Short Reads / The Day My Family Disappeared

The Day My Family Disappeared

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Bob wishes that his family would all just disappear, but he doesn’t really expect his wish to come true! Home Alone meets Adrian Mole in this hilarious madcap adventure from bestselling author Jo Simmons.

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ISBN: 9781800901070 Author: Simmons, Jo Publisher: Barrington Stoke Publication Date: 1st September 2022 Imprint: Barrington Stoke Cover: Paperback Dewey: 823.92 (edition:23) Pages: 71 Language: English Edition: Paperback original Readership: Children - juvenile / Code: J Category: Short Reads Subjects: Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: siblings (Children's / Teenage)

Home Alone meets Adrian Mole in this hilarious madcap adventure from the bestselling author of I Swapped My Brother on the Internet.

Bob Bunyon is fed up. In a family full of artists and performers, he’s the one with no talent, the one bypassed by the creativity gene – and his four siblings just won’t let him forget it. Finally sick of being taunted for being so “normal”, Bob wishes that his family would all just disappear, but he doesn’t really expect his wish to come true!

When he wakes the next day to find everyone gone, Bob’s initial delight quickly turns to worry. Does he have supernatural powers? Is he the only survivor of a zombie apocalypse or an alien invasion?

Gathering all his courage, and employing survival skills learned from TV endurance shows, Bob sets out to find his missing family …

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