Welton Blake has done it! Hes asked out Carmella McKenzie the best-looking girl in school and shes only gone and said yes! But just as he thinks his luck is starting to change, Weltons phone breaks, kick-starting a series of unfortunate and humiliating events. With bullies to avoid, girls ready to knock him out and all the drama with his mum and dad, life for Welton is about to go very, very wrong Hilarity follows disaster in this sharp-witted tale of the trials of teen life from award-winning author Alex Wheatle.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Super Readable Ya .

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years. This book has been specially written for struggling readers. This book has been specially written for reluctant readers.

There are 144 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2021 by Barrington Stoke Ltd .

Alex Wheatle is the best-selling author of several books including the modern classic Brixton Rock, and the multi-award winning Crongton series. He was awarded an MBE for his services to literature in 2008, has been twice nominated for the Carnegie Medal, and has won numerous awards including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.