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The Day My Brother Got Famous

By Jen Carney
Series: The Famous Series
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The Day My Brother Got Famous is the third book in Jen Carney's new series, perfect for fans of Danny Wallace and Liz Pichon. Get ready for a heart-warming new adventure packed with comic strips and cartoons! First Ferris Foster's dog got famous, and then his... Read More
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The Day My Brother Got Famous is the third book in Jen Carney's new series, perfect for fans of Danny Wallace and Liz Pichon. Get ready for a heart-warming new adventure packed with comic strips and cartoons!

First Ferris Foster's dog got famous, and then his school did! He's ready for normal life again, that is until his new foster brother Arthur arrives.

The boys couldn't be more different—Arthur is obsessed with space, whereas Ferris has more down-to-earth hobbies, like rating crisps out of 10. Arthur's going to spend half-term at camp, giving Ferris the time (and space) to draw the best cartoon ever and win a grand cash prize that could change everything.

On top of all that, Ferris and his mums are preparing for a nerve-wracking interview which will decide if they'll finally become his foster-sister Keely's forever family.

But when the Fosters drop Arthur off at Camp Space-Tacular, he has a supernova of a meltdown and doesn't want Ferris to leave! Can Ferris help Arthur, draw his competition-winning comic, and convince Keely's social worker he's the perfect big brother, or are his plans just too astronomical?

Series: The Famous Series

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241631379

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 February 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 186g

Pages: 240

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jen Carney Penguin Books Series: The Famous Series Young Adult

About the Author

Jen Carney is an author-illustrator who lives in Lancashire with her wife and three children. She writes contemporary laugh-out-loud middle-grade fiction that celebrates diversity and modern families.

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