The first in a fantastically funny series from award-winning author of Dogs Don't Do Ballet , Anna Kemp , with illustrations from the creator of the bestselling Claude series Alex T Smith!
When Frankie Blewitt brings home yet another F-for-failure school report it's the last straw for his overachieving parents and they decide to send him to the Crammar Grammar boarding school. At first he is just relieved to be away from home, but he soon realises that there's something really weird going on at Crammar Grammar ...
As Frankie tries to find out the secrets of the school he discovers that the headmaster, Dr Gore , has plans to turn all the students into robot-like super-brains using his Brain-drain machine ! With the help of his new friends Neet and Wes , Alphonsine his crazy French nanny and a poodle named Colette , can Frankie save the day before it's too late and change the F-for- failure to F-for-fantastic?
'...vigorously comic, and the plot's twists and turns are expertly judged...a bonkers treat' The Financial Times
'[Anna Kemp] is a name to watch out for' Caroline Horn in The Bookseller
'An action-packed story full of humour, and illustrated with quirky black-and-white line drawings - the perfect combination for newly confident readers and a brilliant, boisterous book to share' Close Up Magazine
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When she is not writing children's stories, Anna Kemp is a lecturer at Queen Mary University of London where she teaches French Literature. Her books have been shortlisted for several prizes including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Waterstones book prize and Oscar's book prize. Her picture books have been adapted for stage and screen. Her website is https://ww
More about Anna KempAlex T. Smith has drawn and written stories since he could hold a pencil. After considering several career options (space traveller, cake maker, professional rabbit), Alex decided to train to do the job he'd wanted to do since he was five - an illustrator specializing in the world of children's publishing.
Alex graduated with a first-class degree i
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