TY - BOOK AU - Pichon,Liz TI - The brilliant world of Tom Gates SN - 0763674729 (hardcover) PY - 2014/// CY - Somerville, Mass. PB - Candlewick Press KW - Excuses KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Homework KW - Schools KW - Humorous fiction KW - gsafd 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 -