A funny book for children age 9+, about a boy who is bored with his mother and swaps her at the library with hilarious consequences
If any child has ever felt frustrated with their parents and wished they could change them then this book will surely strike a chord. Matt, age 12, discovers a section of the library he's never seen before where you can swap your mother so he decides to try it. He spends the next four months with mothers that smoke, take drugs, set fire to the house, get sent to prison or a myriad of other disturbing things. One eats so much she wobbles and then has a heart-attack -basically they all have serious issues. One of the mothers, Sophie Snot-Face, has an evil butler and maid who try to kill him, serve revolting food, like maggots and gorilla's armpits, and they get rid of his dog.There's also the mystery of the three boys trapped in the mirror. On his 13th birthday Matt tries to get his real mum back but she's unavailable. Will he ever see her again? Read the book to find out.
There's also Mr Aragont, the evil supply teacher, and the nasty GRATs who all bully Matt . There are a couple of twists at the end too and a feeder into the sequel.