Weird Stuff
By (Author) Richard Tulloch
Random House Australia
Random House Australia
1st September 2004
Australia
Primary and Secondary Educational
Fiction
A823.3
Paperback
208
Width 136mm, Height 199mm, Spine 21mm
158g
A very funny story about writing, soccer, girls and weird stuff. Brian Hobble isn't much of a writer - he's more of a soccer player. And most of the time he's not much of a soccer player either. But then one day he borrows a pink Easyflow pen from Nathan Lumsdyke, and he can't stop writing! Unfortunately for Brian, the pen only allows him to write sickeningly flowery prose, even on his science test. Brian can't wait to give the pen back until he realises that Cassandra Wyman finds him a lot more interesting with his new-found writing talent. WEIRD STUFF is the first in a new series by Richard Tulloch revolving around the kids of Garunga Central and the slightly odd things that happen to them. 'I couldn't write for nuts, until I borrowed Nathan Lumsdyke's pink Easiflow pen. Suddenly I wrote super long stories. They were totally weird, embarrassing stories, with kissing and stuff. And what was worse, everybody thought I'd made them up myself!!!' Brian Hobble, Author (also soccer superstar and red-hot babe magnet) 'Brian Hobble is the most talented young writer I've met in my years as a children's author and writing teacher. Keep up the good work, Brian!' Lancelot Cu
Richard Tulloch is one of Australia's most popular writers of books, plays, film and television for young audiences. His television series, which include 150 episodes of the phenomenal BANANAS IN PYJAMAS, have reached an audience of hundreds of millions around the world. In 1998 he won his third Australian Writers' Guild AWGIE award for his play BODY AND SOUL and was also nominated in America for the prestigious Hollywood 'Annie' award for his screenplay for the animated feature film FERNGULLY II- THE MAGICAL RESCUE. Of his 40 children's books, DANNY IN THE TOYBOX, BEING BAD FOR THE BABYSITTER, COCKY COLIN and the BARRY THE BURGLAR series were nominated by children for KOALA awards as their all-time favourite books. His most recent titles, WEIRD STUFF, FREAKY STUFF and AWESOME STUFF, have been very popular.