The New Kid: Unpopular Me

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPEECH PATHOLOGY AWARDS 2019 New kids aren't cool. Everyone knows that. Eleven-year-old Sam is the new kid at school but he has a plan, or two, or three to make himself the most popular kid ever. What you are about to read is unforgettable (lonely losers, frog underpants, human umbrellas, bad boys ...). It's bumpy (jumping out a window is never a good idea). It's the story of a kid who wants to be more. P.S. Sam was not harmed (too much) during the telling of this story. PRAISE FOR THE NEW KID: UNPOPULAR ME "Supported by Matthew Martin's humorous illustrations this is a terrific junior fiction novel to get kids reading and enjoying it. It may even draw in a few of those reluctant readers." Children's Book Council of Australia

James O'Loghlin has been a comedian, a criminal lawyer, an ABC radio and TV presenter and a speaker on innovation. He is the author of The Adventures of Sir Roderick, the not-very Brave; Daisy Malone and the Blue Glowing Stone; and The Twins of Tinterfell. In 2014 The Adventures of Sir Roderick won the Speech Pathology Australia award for the best book for 8 to 10 year olds. It was also shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Matthew Martin is an internationally known cartoonist and illustrator. His work has appeared regularly in the Sydney Morning Herald, Time, Rolling Stone, The Times of London, and The New York Times.