Bad Grammar

Title: Bad Grammar

Age group: 9-12

Publication Date: January, 2013

Publisher: Walker Books Australia

Synopsis: Marcus is a warrior in the game world – a legend. He is a shy nobody in the real world – a loser.

But he’s just been mistakenly enrolled in Bad Grammar, an outback boarding school for bad kids. This place is not a resort. It’s a last resort.

Reviews: “Four out of five stars. A funny fast-paced book, full of outlandish characters and incidents, and frequent asides from The Warrior’s Guide to Everything, this is a recommended read for young adventurers.” Australian Booksellers and Publishers Magazine

Teacher’s Notes: Download from here

Where to buy: Coming soon

Behind the Scenes Information: Bad Grammar began its origin as a concept for a children’s television show and some of the characters and plot lines have remained. Work is being done on a companion book, currently titled Gasbag, which is also set at the Bad Grammar school but told from Fred’s point of view and covering events that took place before Marcus arrived. Bad Grammar was written during a May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust Creative Time Fellowship in Adelaide. The cover illustrations are by the very talented Heath McKenzie.