TY - BOOK AU - PICHON Liz TI - The brilliant world of Tom Gates SN - 9781407120690 (pbk.) : PY - 2014/// CY - London PB - Scholastic KW - SCHOOLS KW - JUVENILE FICTION KW - FAMILIES KW - CHILDREN STORIES N2 - Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks, spilt water, lightening ... Tom's exercise book is full of his doodles, cartoons and thoughts, as well as comments from his long-suffering teacher, Mr Fullerton. After gaining five merits for his 'Camping Sucks' holiday story, Tom's work starts to go downhill, which is a pity, as he's desperate to impress Amy Porter, who sits next to him ER -