My Life and Other Stuff That Went Wrong (12 page)

I drop the iceblock and run.

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank students at the following schools and events who helped me to write this book. I shared story ideas and we brainstormed renegade toddlers, dangerous backyard theme park rides, ways to frame a dog for a crime and despicable things that brothers and sisters do to one another. Thanks to year 8/9 writing students at Brisbane Girls' Grammar for introducing me to star-nosed moles. Thanks to Ipswich East SS year 5/6 kids, Calamvale Community College year 5/6/7s, Ascot SS, Brisbane Boys' Grammar middle-grade writing group, Sydney Writers' Festival Primary School Days participants 2012, Cowan and Brooklyn PS, Brookfield SS, Chatswood Hills SS, Roselea PS, Grace Lutheran, Kuraby SS year 6/7 writers group, Nobby SS, Greenmount SS, Our Lady of Mt Carmel Coorparoo, St Laurence's College, Berrinba East SS, Trinity Lutheran College, Marymount College, St Augustine's, Mullumbimby Library school holiday kids, Expanding Horizons Camp at Barambah, Tara Anglican School for Girls years 7 and 9, and the Bardon Young Writers Week participants 2013.

Extra-big thanks to Gus Gordon, Zoe Walton, Sophie Hamley, Brandon VanOver, Dot Tonkin and the booksellers, librarians and teachers who share my books with kids and tirelessly promote literacy. Cheers also to Raph Atkins for being an all-round funnyman and creative talent.

Tristan Bancks
is a children's author with a background in acting and filmmaking. His books include the
My Life
series,
Two Wolves
, the
Mac Slater Coolhunter
series,
Galactic Adventures: First Kids in Space
and the
Nit Boy
series. Tristan is excited about the future of storytelling and inspiring others to create. Visit Tristan at
www.tristanbancks.com

Gus Gordon
has written and illustrated over 70 books for children. He writes books about motorbike-riding stunt chickens, dogs that live in trees and singing on rooftops in New York. His picture book
Herman and Rosie
was a 2013 CBCA Honour Book. Gus loves speaking to kids about illustration, character design and the desire to control a wiggly line. Visit Gus at
www.gusgordon.com

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MY LIFE AND OTHER STUFF THAT WENT WRONG

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First published by Random House Australia in 2014

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Cataloguing-in-Publication entry

Author: Bancks, Tristan, author.

Title: My life and other stuff that went wrong / Tristan Bancks; illustrated by Gus Gordon.

ISBN: 978 0 85798 038 0 (ebook)

Series: My life; 2.

Target Audience: For primary school age.