Billionaire boy /
by Walliams, David; Walliams, David [author.]; Ross, Tony [illustrator.].
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BookLondon : HarperCollins, 2011Edition: New in Paperback.Description: 288 p. : Some B & W illus ; 197 x 128 mm. 240 gm.ISBN: 9780007371082.Subject(s): Humorous stories | Friendship-Fiction | Wealth-Fiction | Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction | Children's / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories | Interest age: from c 9 years | Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage) | Fiction 9+ | Humorous StoriesSummary: The lonely son of a billionaire toilet roll magnate starts at a comprehensive school incognito in the hope of making a new friend A hilarious, touching and extraordinary new fable from the author of The Boy in the Dress and Mr Stink.
Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest twelve-year-old in the land. But Joe isn't happy. Why not? Because he's got a billion pounds! and not a single friend. But then someone comes along, someone who likes Joe for Joe, not for his money. The problem is, Joe's about to learn that when money is involved, nothing is what it seems. The best things in life are free, they say - and if Joe's not careful, he's going to lose them all!
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Hbk pub in 2010.
The lonely son of a billionaire toilet roll magnate starts at a comprehensive school incognito in the hope of making a new friend A hilarious, touching and extraordinary new fable from the author of The Boy in the Dress and Mr Stink.
Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest twelve-year-old in the land. But Joe isn't happy. Why not? Because he's got a billion pounds! and not a single friend. But then someone comes along, someone who likes Joe for Joe, not for his money. The problem is, Joe's about to learn that when money is involved, nothing is what it seems. The best things in life are free, they say - and if Joe's not careful, he's going to lose them all!
Young People.
9-11.
8-13.
KS2 KS3.
Accelerated Reader MY 4.1 4.0 Quiz number: 219982.
Book band Dark Blue (Year 5).
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