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    The Parent Agency

    By David Baddiel and Jim Field

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    A brilliantly funny, gripping novel – and the bestselling hardback children’s debut of 2014 – from a born storyteller, The Parent Agency is an epic wish-fulfilment adventure for every child – and for the child in everyone.

    Barry said, a third time, “I wish I had better parents!” And then suddenly the entire room started to shake…

    Barry Bennett hates being called Barry. In fact it’s number 2 on the list of things he blames his parents for, along with 1) ‘being boring’ and 3) ‘always being tired’.

    But there is a world, not far from this one, where parents don’t have children. That’s far too random for something so big and important. In this world, children are allowed to choose their parents.

    For Barry Bennett, this world seems like a dream come true. Only things turn out to be not quite that simple…

    Illustrated by Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner, Jim Field.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateOct 9, 2014
    ISBN9780007554515
    Author

    David Baddiel

    David Baddiel was born in 1964 in Troy, New York, but grew up and lives in London. He is a comedian, television writer, columnist and author of four novels, of which the most recent is The Death of Eli Gold.

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