About the Author

John Michael lives in Sydney and is the author of the Googol Boy series of humorous and wacky fiction. John is an English teacher by day, where he does his best to instil a love of literature into the heart of every student who wonders into his classroom – willingly or unwittingly. By night, he transforms into a writer – creating worlds that don't exist and characters who have never lived in order to immerse readers in a world of unpredictable scenarios and madcap imagination. John is married with three sons, a pond full of goldfish and two lorikeets who always appear on his balcony at sunrise to beg for food (they also double up as alarm clocks).

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Endorsements

Chris Grabenstein
"Googol Boy turned me into a giggle boy. John Michael knows how to make readers laugh and keep on reading!"

New York Times bestselling author of the Mr Lemoncello series and other great books.

Gary D. Schmidt
"Reading Googol Boy is a romp, a riot, a rambling through everything that makes school wonderful and ridiculous at the same time. Read it! It will help you survive!"

Two-time winner of the Newbery Honor Award and a Printz Honor Award for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and The Wednesday Wars.

Teaching Resources

Our teaching resources for "Googol Boy: and the Peculiar Incident of the Great Quiz Trophy" offer a comprehensive toolkit for educators looking to integrate this engaging book into their high school curriculum. The guide includes an array of materials such as detailed plot summaries, character maps, and insights into the book’s setting and key themes. It also features chapter-specific questions, class discussion points, and analyses of stylistic devices and vocabulary. Additional resources include journal prompts, creative writing exercises, and essay questions, all designed to foster critical thinking and creative expression. For those looking to align lessons with educational standards, the guide concludes with a section on the Australian Curriculum, ensuring a seamless integration into classroom learning.

Character Map

Explore the character map and read through a detailed analysis on each character.

Chapter Questions

Access multiple pages of useful chapter questions!

Humour

Much of the humour in “Googol Boy” involves mixed up sentences, play on words, nonsensical terms, jokes, misunderstandings, alliteration, internal rhymes, colloquial language and innuendo. Find out more!

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