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The

Misadventures of

Poor Barry

Maryann Grove

KEY SELLING POINTS

A story written in verse packed with laughter and beautiful full-page illustrations.
The story focuses on accident-prone Barry and his calamitous disasters and teaches children the value of
friendship.
Author lives in South Wales.

Bad luck chases Poor Barry everywhere he goes, although perhaps going on a school rock-climbing trip with
both legs already in traction was not such a great idea.

As if that is not a fair share of mishap, he loses his best friend, the goldfish, in suspicious circumstances and
ends up in the lion’s cage during a class Christmas visit to the circus. Having wired jaws, a neck brace and both
arms in plaster is Poor Barry on a good day.
Miss Longbottom, his zany teacher, and her ‘awesome ideas’ only add to his misfortune, leaving his friends to
rescue him as the adults are as clueless as Poor Barry himself.

In a world where luck can be your best friend or your worst enemy, will Poor Barry catch a break and cut down
on his regular A & E visits, or will his misadventures continue to redefine what it means to be unlucky?

Join Barry on a roller-coaster of giggles, interweaved with fun characters and heart-warming themes of
friendship and patience.

Maryann Grove worked as an active healthcare professional but now writes for children aged nine and above,
hooking every poem with inventive, rhyming, lyrical quality, and a satisfying ending. She is now retired, lives in
South Wales and enjoys gardening and spending time with her grandchildren.

Publication Date: 28th May 2024 £8.99 ISBN: 9781805143468
Thema subject category: YFQ – Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
paperback 198 x 129 mm 72 pp Portrait Author location: South Wales

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