What are the stories?

1

Playing dead
2

Cockroach
3

Gorillagram
4

Nick-knockers Anonymous
5

Tell ya mum I saved ya!
6

Emergency spew relish
7

Beat the bomb!
8

Born to die
9

Invisipills
10

A TerrIBLE Christmas and a CRappy New Year

Just Tricking!

JUST TRICKING! is the first book in the series. Published in 1997 it consists of ten short stories about some of the most—and least—successful pranks I’ve ever pulled.

Is this the right book for you?

Take the TRICKING TEST and find out. Score one point for each YES answer.

Do you ever pretend that you are dead to get out of going to school?
Do you like to ring up people you know and pretend to be someone else?
Do you leave banana skins in the middle of busy footpaths
Do you own any kind of the following items: fake dog poo, rubber vomit, gorilla suit?
Do you wish that every day could be April Fools’ Day?

So, what’s your score?

3–5: You are a practical joking genius. You will love this book.
1–2: You are a good practical joker. You will love this book.
0: You are not a practical joker. You are what practical jokers call a ‘victim’. You will love this book.

Awards

KOALA (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards) Winner Older Readers 2002
KROC (Kids Reading Oz Choice) First Most Popular 2001, Territory Kids’ Book of the Year 2005
YABBA (Young Australians Best Book Awards) Hall of Fame 2004