HEAD KID by David Baddiel
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Author: David Baddiel
Illustrator: Steven Lenton
Outrageously funny and brilliantly chaotic, HEAD KID is a wild wish-fulfilment adventure that flips school life completely upside down.
Ryan Ward is the naughtiest kid at Bracket Wood School - the undisputed king of pranks and practical jokes. So many, in fact, that the Head Teacher quits. Enter Mr Carter: the strictest head ever. A man so terrifying even the teachers tremble.
But then something extraordinary happens…. Ryan and Mr Carter swap bodies. Suddenly, Ryan is the Head Teacher - and his biggest enemy is sitting in his classroom. It’s every mischievous kid’s ultimate dream. No detentions. No rules. Total power.
Except… when chaos erupts and the school spirals into disaster just as inspectors are due to arrive, Ryan realises that being in charge isn’t quite as fun as he thought. And maybe the strict head teacher had a point or two after all.
Packed with David Baddiel’s signature humour, fast-paced antics, and sharp observations about school life, Head Kid is laugh-out-loud funny while cleverly exploring responsibility, empathy, and seeing things from someone else’s point of view.
Perfect for readers who love outrageous comedy with a clever twist, this is a hugely entertaining story that will have children giggling - and maybe thinking twice about their teachers.