THE BRILLIANT WORLD OF TOM GATES BY LIZ PICHON

Important Information
Plot
All Tom Gates wants to do is get tickets to see his
favourite band when they come to town. It's not Add Book
easy when he's up against Delia, his weirdo big Cover Image
sister. All of his plans seem to get him into major Here!
trouble!
Key Vocabulary

Themes guitar a stringed instrument with a

Conflict, friendship, bullying, love, family, values, long neck and strings that are
tolerance, good vs evil, courage and heroism. strummed or plucked.
enthusiastic having or showing great
Setting interest.
Quotes
Most of the story is set in Oakfield School or in detention Keeping someone in as a
Tom Gate’s house (across the road from his punishment
Anger is just a
school). unstoppable Not able to be stopped
cowardly extension
Characters of sadness. rambling To talk or write without a
Tom Gates The main protagonist of the story. purpose
Derek Tom’s best mate and next-door neighbour Sitting next to Mr volunteer A person who offers to work
Marcus Meldrew The most irritating and annoying boy in 5F. Fullerman is already or help without pay
Mr Fullerman He is Tom Gates’ class teacher proving tricky rendition A performance of a dramatic or
Delia Gates She is Tom’s grumpy sister
because I am being musical performance
Mom Rita Gates is the mother of Tom and Delia.
forced to…work! memorise To learn completely
Dad Frank Gates can be both serious and a joker.

Tom Gates’ friend. She is really smart.

beady-eyed Eyes that look with suspicion
Amy Porter
Mrs Worthington A teacher that Tom doesn’t like. mummified To dry up and shrivel like a
Dude3 Tom’s favourite band mummy
Rooster Derek’s dog. hobby An interest or activity
brainwave A sudden idea
Context
Tom Gates is a master of excuses, expert doodler, comic story writer extraordinaire frantic Very excited by worry or fear
and the bane of his grumpy teacher Mr Fullerman’s life. It explores the emotional stunned To shock or amaze
and physical experiences of school life through the diary entries of Tom Gates. VIP Very Important Person
Name of Book: The Brilliant World of Tom Gates