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Accidentally Awesome
Jackson Payne is clumsy. Like, really clumsy. Like, really, really, really, REALLY clumsy. Like ... well, you get the idea. But every time he's clumsy, awesome things happen! The problem is, Jackson is over it. He only wants to be a hero on purpose. But how do you stop being a fluke? It's action-packed, it's laugh out loud funny and, best of all, it's AWESOME!
100 pages, Paperback
First published February 28, 2015
About the author
Adam Wallace
226 books293 followersAdam Wallace is a New York Times, USA Today and Amazon Bestselling author of the How to Catch series!
Adam's passion is to bring excitement and energy and humour and joy to children (of all ages!) through his books and videos.
He spends his non-writing time thinking about writing and going to as many live music shows as he can. He's also teaching himself piano, and plays golf too.
Adam's passion is to bring excitement and energy and humour and joy to children (of all ages!) through his books and videos.
He spends his non-writing time thinking about writing and going to as many live music shows as he can. He's also teaching himself piano, and plays golf too.
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March 25, 2022
“Be yourself Jackson. Let the situations happen, don’t force them. Once you’re grateful for the gift you have, once you help others for the sake of helping, things will return to normal”. - Jackson’s wise Nan.
In this accidentally awesome, Jackson want to be awesome intentionally but he keeps on being awesome, helpful, useful to people ACCIDENTALLY. When he tried to change that, wanting to be the hero by purpose, he ended up messing things up!
Another comical book in the series, and yet another life lessons to be learned. I bet Adam Wallace couldn’t stopped pouring humour into his books. If an adult like me could laugh my heads off, it would definitely do the same to kids. At least my 8 y.o did 😆
In this accidentally awesome, Jackson want to be awesome intentionally but he keeps on being awesome, helpful, useful to people ACCIDENTALLY. When he tried to change that, wanting to be the hero by purpose, he ended up messing things up!
Another comical book in the series, and yet another life lessons to be learned. I bet Adam Wallace couldn’t stopped pouring humour into his books. If an adult like me could laugh my heads off, it would definitely do the same to kids. At least my 8 y.o did 😆
March 4, 2017
Jackson Payne hates that he's accidentally in the right place at the right time, and decides to do something about it, with hilarious results.
This crazy book has a powerful message for kids - be true to yourself.
This crazy book has a powerful message for kids - be true to yourself.
March 25, 2015
Have you ever done something so embarrassing that actually made you a hero? Have you ever hurtled down a hill on your bike, only to fortuitously crash into a handbag thief and save the day? What about setting off an airshow of false teeth in the old age home, only to have them miraculously reunited with open mouths? Well, Jackson Payne has done these things. But he didn’t mean to. He became totally awesome by accident.
In Adam Wallace and James Hart’s ‘Accidentally Awesome’, young readers will relish every bit of Jackson’s highly entertaining, yet somewhat unbelievable, journey that sees him come full circle.
With loads of slapstick comedy to have you bursting at the ribs, this story is not for the faint-hearted. Head butting crooks, rescuing half-frozen cats, and pleasing old, slobbering ladies give Jackson plenty of reason to want to quit fluking happy endings. But when he does, this causes more problems like blood noses, squashing innocent birds and allowing bank robbers to escape. Super evil villain doesn’t suit him either, so deciding to help people on purpose seems like the way to go. Jackson ropes the bank robber in to his genius plan; to use his ‘accidental awesomeness’ for stopping him from mugging Mr Popadopolus, the cupcake man. When his plan doesn’t exactly, well, go to plan, Nan is there to teach him some life lessons, in a roundabout, obtuse, confusing kind of way. The point: Be Yourself.
After long thought, some rest and a giant sun cupcake literally visiting him in his dreams, Jackson finally realises that being lucky is something to appreciate and helping people is reward in itself. In a hilarious ending involving Jackson and the bank robber, and a whole big rhyming debate, he returns to true form of being his clumsy ‘accidentally awesome’ hero self once more, and saves the day.
Adam Wallace’s language is clever, conversational and completely comical. His wit is sharp, with phrases like, ”If I tell the absolute no-lie stick a needle in my eye truth…” (Get it? Needle = Sharp!). And equally humorous and expressive are illustrator, James Hart’s energetic drawings that perfectly compliment the ludicrous situations in the story. ‘Accidentally Awesome!’ is highly recommended for kids from six years old who are looking for an engaging laugh-out-loud (LOL!) read.
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In Adam Wallace and James Hart’s ‘Accidentally Awesome’, young readers will relish every bit of Jackson’s highly entertaining, yet somewhat unbelievable, journey that sees him come full circle.
With loads of slapstick comedy to have you bursting at the ribs, this story is not for the faint-hearted. Head butting crooks, rescuing half-frozen cats, and pleasing old, slobbering ladies give Jackson plenty of reason to want to quit fluking happy endings. But when he does, this causes more problems like blood noses, squashing innocent birds and allowing bank robbers to escape. Super evil villain doesn’t suit him either, so deciding to help people on purpose seems like the way to go. Jackson ropes the bank robber in to his genius plan; to use his ‘accidental awesomeness’ for stopping him from mugging Mr Popadopolus, the cupcake man. When his plan doesn’t exactly, well, go to plan, Nan is there to teach him some life lessons, in a roundabout, obtuse, confusing kind of way. The point: Be Yourself.
After long thought, some rest and a giant sun cupcake literally visiting him in his dreams, Jackson finally realises that being lucky is something to appreciate and helping people is reward in itself. In a hilarious ending involving Jackson and the bank robber, and a whole big rhyming debate, he returns to true form of being his clumsy ‘accidentally awesome’ hero self once more, and saves the day.
Adam Wallace’s language is clever, conversational and completely comical. His wit is sharp, with phrases like, ”If I tell the absolute no-lie stick a needle in my eye truth…” (Get it? Needle = Sharp!). And equally humorous and expressive are illustrator, James Hart’s energetic drawings that perfectly compliment the ludicrous situations in the story. ‘Accidentally Awesome!’ is highly recommended for kids from six years old who are looking for an engaging laugh-out-loud (LOL!) read.
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June 26, 2015
I love Adam Wallace's approach to writing... and it's no accident that I love Accidentally Awesome. It is, quite simply, awesome! I read this to my four-year-old son and we couldn't put it down. Fast-paced, action-packed, hilarious and a heap of fun!
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