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Timothy and the Phubbers


PART OF Ken Kwek SERIES
Publisher: Epigram Books
S$16.90
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  • Winner of Singapore Book Awards 2022 (Best Audiobook)

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    Timothy Pong has enough trouble at home without throwing his first year of secondary school into the mix. The Pong family only interact with each other through digital machines rather than human contact. Twelve-year-old Timothy is too young to own a phone, according to his mum, so he hasn’t actually spoken to his family in years as he can’t WhatsApp his parents or Snapchat his older sister.

    Even worse, the most menacing bully in school, who also just happens to be the prettiest girl Timothy has ever seen, has plucked him out as her new favourite target. Luckily, Timothy has a few ideas up his sleeve to survive Secondary One, as well as the help of his undernourished friend Rudy, who, when not helping Timothy, can be found eating grass in the school field.

    When their first plan goes horribly wrong and Timothy is caught on camera with his pants down – the most embarrassing three minutes of fame ever, the two friends must up their game if they’re to expose the conniving Bella, ace their Science project, and learn how an old-fashioned camera they first mistook for a hairdryer might be the answer to their prayers.

  • “In Kwek’s story of analog triumph, life's many ironies are a feature, not a bug.” — Christina Newhard, Singapore Unbound

    "Silly, irreverent...and utterly relatable. A fun and exciting read!"
    — Monica Lim, co-author of Secrets of Singapore series

  • Ken Kwek is a screenwriter, film director and playwright. He spent his childhood watching movies on an ancient machine called a VHS player. Ken studied literature at the University of Cambridge and dramatic writing at New York University. He worked as a journalist and a cook for a few years, then wrote and directed several movies that (unfortunately) cannot be viewed on a VHS player. He is the author of two books, Kelly and the Krumps and Timothy and the Phubbers.

    Lolita Chiong graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and loves drawing cartoons, pixel art and comics. She illustrated the books, Kelly and the Krumps and Timothy and the Phubbers. In her spare time, Lolita loves going to the bird park to draw the birds, and the prawning pools to catch prawns. She also loves eating super-duper spicy mala hotpot with her hot boyfriend. Lolita lives at home with her parents, sister, maid and two terrapins. 

ISBN: 9789814757973
Cover Type: Paperback
Page Count: 240
Year Published: 2018
Size: 129mm x 198mm