Ben Davis

My Brilliant Plan to Fix Everything

This summer, 12-year-old Alex is taking over his dad'spostal delivery job. What could go wrong?In order to get his family back together, Alex comes up with abrilliant plan: if Dad finally writes the novelhe's always talked about, he'll be happier again and his parentswill fall back in love.Dad just needs to get away from work for a while to do it.Alex tricks his dad into thinking he's been selected for a creativesabbatical, and starts to do the postal deliveries himself.But it's harder than Alex had ever realized, andthere are the bullies who throw his letters in the canal, an overlysuspicious boss, and a lot of angry dogs to avoid.He finds unexpected help in Willow, a girl onthe canal who offers to share the work ... but has a darksecret that might derail everything.As Alex's ruse starts to fall apart, he needs his dad more thanever. Meanwhile, his dad comes to understand that the thing heneeds most isn't publishing a novel ... it's Alex. From the Carnegie nominated author of The Soup MovementPerfect for fans of Frank Cottrell Boyle and Ben Bailey SmithBased on Ben's own experience working as a postal carrier! PRAISE FOR BEN'S PREVIOUS BOOK, MY DAD IS DEFINITELYNOT A CRIME LORD"In a novel filled with heart and humour, told in the firstperson, Damian discovers what it means to be a hero. There is adepth to the story which explores themes of masculinity, familyand self-awareness with a light touch." - Just Imagine