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Pichon, Liz

Tom Gates: Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff)

353 pp. | Candlewick | May, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-7474-8 $12.99
(4) 4-6 The second installment in Tom's bizarre saga finds him no further evolved. Enmeshed in his underperforming band DogZombies, Tom avoids homework; the dentist; his teacher's beady-eyed stare; and, of course, his grumpy, insult-wielding sister, Delia. The whole isn't very cohesive, but the combination of snarky text with clever doodles solidifies the series' appeal for readers who appreciate visual gags.
Reviewer: Rebecca Kirshenbaum

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