The ninth book in the brilliant Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning BARRY LOSER series.

Perfect for readers aged 7-10 years old and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, Dennis the Menace and Pamela Butchart's Wigglesbottom Primary series.

Barry's class are off on a school trip to see a history of television exhibition, which Barry knows will be comperleeterly rubbish. But then he discovers that Future Ratboy (super-keel superhero TV show) is filmed in the same TV studios! All he has to do is find a way to sneak away and find the set … Will Barry come up with an amazekeel plan? Will he get to audition for Future Ratboy? Will they get the best seats on the coach??

Join everyone’s favourite Loser on his ninth hilarious adventure!

Barry Loser: I am not a loser was selected as a Tom Fletcher Book Club 2017 title.

Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms is shortlisted for the Lollies Award 2017

Don't miss the other funny books by Jim Smith:

BARRY LOSER

I am not a Loser

I am still not a Loser

I am so over being a Loser

I am sort of a Loser

Barry Loser and the holiday of doom

Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton

Barry Loser hates half term

Barry Loser and the birthday billions

Barry Loser's ultimate book of keelness

Barry Loser’s Christmas Joke Book

My mum is a loser

My dad is a loser

Future Ratboy and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies

Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms

Future Ratboy and the Quest for the Missing Thingy

Praise for BARRY LOSER:

'Twice as good as my other favourite book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Ben, aged 7 years

'Hugely enjoyable, surreal chaos' Guardian

'The review of the eight year old boy in our house … "Can I keep it to give to a friend?" Best recommendation you can get' Observer

'I laughed so much, I thought I was going to burst!' Finbar, aged 9

Jim Smith is the keelest kids’ book author in the whole wide world amen. He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and is the author of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning and bestselling BARRY LOSER series. He is also the author of the Barry Loser spin-off series, FUTURE RATBOY. He lives in London, and designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake.

In this humorous tale of friendship and family, Barry Loser, a top character in children's fiction, embarks on a school trip that turns into an unexpected adventure. The story, penned by the Sunday Times bestselling author, is filled with social themes that resonate with juvenile readers.

For fans of Skeleton Steve (Diary of a Teenage Minecraft Zombie Villager -), Jeff Kinney (The Deep End), Lee. M. Winter (What Reggie Did on Halloween), Ann M. Martin (Claudia and the Bad Joke), and Tiffany Nicole Smith (Bex Carter 2).

HarperCollins 2022

Barry Loser: worst school trip ever! (Barry Loser)

Barry Loser: worst school trip ever! (Barry Loser)