Author Description

Max Buckle and the School Prank Club is a laugh-out-loud story about school days, sibling and friendship rivalry, comedy, mischievous adventure, and of course, PRANKS!!! Filled with over 90 beautifully crafted illustrations that really bring the story alive, this hilarious, fun-packed, side-splitting school adventure will have you rolling about with laughter. Half-term is about to begin at Waldo Secondary School and Max Buckle has an important mission to carry out. Twelve-year-old Max is the leader of the School Prank Club (the SPC), and his older brother, Tyler, is also a member. Tyler likes to think of himself as the best prankster at school, but Max has other ideas, and embarks on the last day of term with a grand plan to prank a certain teacher. The only problem is, he keeps getting distracted as other members of the (SPC) get their final day pranks in first. Jake Sparks, Maric Gorski and Aishi Sharma, are all keen to prove themselves as worthy contenders... but there can be only one winner of the coveted title, King of the Pranksters. Follow Max, and the rest of the School Prank Club members, as they step through the school gates for the last time that term, determined to outwit each other, in a wild and hilarious Prankathon, on a host of unsuspecting teachers and fellow school kids. This delightful children's book by Paul R Melia, is a wonderful addition to the children's literary world, in the tradition of David Walliams, Kate DiCamillo, Pamela Butchart, Kes Gray and Jeremy Strong.