Mark Lowery 
The Jam Doughnut That Ruined My Life 

A jam-fuelled week of disaster is set in motion by a single doughnut!



Roman Garstang is obsessed with food – particularly Squidgy Splodge raspberry-jam doughnuts – but he is about to learn that things are not always as sugar-coated as they might seem. Because of his Monday-morning jam doughnut, Roman’s week takes a very sticky turn . . .



By Friday Roman has been banned from eating for 24hrs, narrowly avoided a faceful of warm toddler-wee, accidentally shoplifted, been given a lift in a getaway van, styled his teacher’s guinea pig with a blue mohawk, started an OAP riot . . . and still barely managed to scoff a crumb – or lick – of a single doughnut.



Who knew jam could be so deadly?

Circa l’autore

Mark Lowery grew up in Preston but now lives near Cambridge with his young family. Some of the time he is a primary-school teacher. In the olden days he used to do lots of active stuff like running, hiking, snowboarding and swimming, but now he prefers staying in and attempting to entertain his children. He has an MA in Writing for Children and his first two books – Socks Are Not Enough and Pants Are Everything – were both shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Mark is also the author of the Roman Garstang series (The Jam Doughnut that Ruined my Life; The Chicken Nugget Ambush; Attack of the Woolly Jumper; The Great Caravan Catastrophe) and Charlie and Me: 421 Miles from Home. He is yet to find a cake that he doesn’t like. Follow Mark on www.marklowery.co.uk or on Twitter: @hellomarklowery