By: Phil Earle
Genre: YFQ - Humorous stories
Published by: Simon & Schuster UK
Published: 31 Mar 2026
ISBN: 9781398546165

Description

A hilarious new series by award-winning author Phil Earle which introduces Finn N. O. Hope and his life of epic failure! Perfect for readers of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Loki and Tom Gates.


Finn just wants to survive Year 7, but his life is destined to be a series of epic fails. It's only Tuesday and his scheming, unicorn-obsessed little sister has already stuck a horn to his head (with superglue) and his properly evil older brother has wedgied him 278 times. And don't even ask what happened at swimming, in front of the WHOLE CLASS. At least he has best friends Laszlo (a hopeless romantic) and Google (ask her anything) by his side as he attempts to turn failure into victory in his very own book that is definitely not a diary.


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Review

Finn is in Year 7 and he just wants to get through unscathed, but he seems to have trouble follow him no matter what he does!


His mean older brother, Jonah, makes his life hell at home and at school, and even the teachers seem to pick on him, especially the PE teacher. Don’t even mention his little sister Maisie, who is obsessed with unicorns and decided that Finn would make the best unicorn ever - so she covered him in permanent markers and a horn while he slept.


He has also had to deal with the embarrassment of losing his clothes in the swimming pool in front of his whole class! Luckily his best friend Google came to his rescue (as she usually does).


Finn needs to gets some wins on the board instead of all these failures. So when a small ugly dog attaches himself to Finn, maybe this will be the change in his fortunes that he needs to survive Year 7?!


This is a funny book with so many hilarious moments that you wonder how one boy could get into so much trouble! His friends Google and Laszlo are his saviours, and with their help he may just be able to turn the tables on his mean big brother - and learn that revenge can be achieved in very creative ways, and without being mean yourself!


This is sure to be loved by all those who love a goofy laugh-out-loud story, especially those just starting high school.


Reviewed Michelle