num_pages: 128
description: Who hasn't been faced the predicament for coming up with the right excuse at the right time? This is the ultimate tome for shirking responsibility, avoiding unpleasantness, and generally wiggling out of things. Whether it's a chore that didn't get finished, Aunt Millie's tea party, or that visit to the dentist, there's a handy phrase that will allow the reader to get off scott-free All in all it's fair to say thisis the ultimate kids' survival guide. Niftily organized into seven easy-to-access sections covering every possible situation, you'll always be able to find the right excuse at the right - School (homework, tests, cafeteria food . . . )- Lateness- Those Dreaded Doctors- Family Events- Mealtime- Chores and Housework- Camp and Outdoors Bonus section of grim stats and facts that let you embellish your extenuation with just enough of a veneer of realism and plausibility to convince even the most suspicious parent or teacher.
language: English
title: The Dog Ate My Homework: And 1,001 Even Better Excuses to Get Out of School, Avoid the Dentist, and for Every Other Sticky Situation
titlecomplete: The Dog Ate My Homework: And 1,001 Even Better Excuses to Get Out of School, Avoid the Dentist, and for Every Other Sticky Situation
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Chronicle Books