Penny Dreadful and the Horrible Hoopla — Joanna Nadin

The first book in the Penny Dreadful series, ?Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster?, was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011. My name is not actually Penny Dreadful. It is Penelope Jones. The Dreadful part is my dad's JOKE. Actually, I am not even dreadful at all. I didn't mean for Marlon, who is our school goat, to eat a cell phone or make poop that looks like chocolate chips. I only set him free because I was being a FRIEND TO ANIMALS. Also, I didn't ask to be a bridesmaid at Aunt Deedee's wedding; I just wanted to build my AMAZING TOWER OF CHAIRS. It wasn't really my fault the cake fell on Dad's head and everything turned into such a horrible hoo-hah.