But then it got even better when I came home. It turned out we didn’t have to sell anything after all. One of my dad’s mates had tickets for the concert but couldn’t go to the new show. Dad had bought them off him! I’ve always said my dad is the best dad ever!
When I got to bed I thought about my day and wondered if there was anything I should change in this diary. BRAD was off my back because I’d stood up to him. JOSH and I were friends again because I’d said sorry. I was going to see X-WING because I had parents who were always thinking about me. And CLAUDIA RONSON had asked me out. None of this was thanks to the diary. It was all thanks to me.
I’ve realised I don’t need a magic diary to make things better, I just need to be myself. If I do the right thing at the right time, I won’t have to change it afterwards and if I don’t do the right thing at the right time – well, I should do my best to correct mistakes myself. I think it’s time to ditch this thing.
Like I said at the start, I’m not a diary person. I’m a STUNTBOY. I don’t need a diary like this. It’s time to say goodbye. If I want to make millions selling my story in years to come, I’ll just have to try and remember it. Meddling with the past like this just isn’t worth it. Unless it’s something really important. NO! Not even then. This is FIN SPENCER: Stuntboy signing off forever.
Although … maybe first I should do something about Ellie being better than me at We can’t have that, can we?
About the Author
Ciaran Murtagh is a writer and actor. His first book, Dinopants, was published in 2009 and spawned three sequels – one more than Toy Story. He also writes for children’s television and has recently worked on The Amazing World of Gumball, Mr Bean, Shaun the Sheep, Treefu Tom, and Dennis and Gnasher amongst many others. As an actor Ciaran regularly appears on CBBC and can be seen in Dick and Dom’s Hoopla and The Slammer.
Ciaran lives in London.
www.ciaranmurtagh.com
Books by Ciaran Murtagh
Dinopants
Dinopoo
Dinoburps
Dinoball
Genie in Training
Genine in Trouble
Genie in a Trap
Copyright
First published in Great Britain in 2015
by Piccadilly Press
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Text copyright © Ciaran Murtagh, 2015
Illustrations copyright © Tim Wesson, 2015
The moral rights of the author and illustrator have been asserted.
All rights reserved.
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A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN: 978–1–84812–434–9
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Text design: Mina Bach
Printed and bound by Clays Ltd, St Ives Plc
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Can FIN resist temptation and keep the diary closed forever?
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ISBN: 978–1–84812–447–9
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