The Parent Agency
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A brilliantly funny, gripping novel â and The bestselling hardback childrenâs debut of 2014 â from a born storyteller, The Parent Agency is an epic wish-fulfilment adventure for every child â and for the child in everyone.
Barry said, a third time, âI wish I had better parents!â And then suddenly the entire room started to shake...
Barry Bennett hates being called Barry. In fact itâs number 2 on the list of things he blames his parents for, along with 1) âbeing boringâ and 3) âalways being tiredâ.
But there is a world, not far from this one, where parents donât have children. Thatâs 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...
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David Baddiel is an author and comedian. His childrenâs novels The Parent Agency, The Person Controller and AniMalcolm have been runaway bestsellers and The Parent Agency was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 9 to 13-year-olds at the inaugural Laugh Out Loud Awards. Davidâs childrenâs books have sold over 1 million copies.
