The Boss of Everyone: The brand-new comedy adventure from the author of The Day the Screens Went Blank
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- Create Date：2023-03-03 06:53:25
- Update Date：2025-09-13
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- Author：Danny Wallace
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Summary
Imagine if you got to be the boss of EVERYONE—even your dad！ That’s just what happens to 10-year-old Joss in this hilarious， brand-new comedy from bestselling author， comedian and presenter Danny Wallace， with illustrations throughout from Gemma Correll。
Perfect for children aged 8+ and fans of David Baddiel， Stephen Mangan， David Walliams， Andy Griffiths， Jenny Pearson and Helen Rutter。
Ten-year-old Joss’s greatest ambition is to be Class Monitor at school。 But she’s about to go one step further。 It’s Take Your Kid to Work Day， and Joss’s dad takes her to the games company he works for。 When the boss calls a meeting and tells them he’s giving his job away to the person with the best idea for a company game-changer 。 。 。 Joss sticks her hand up。 And the next thing she knows， Joss is the boss。 Joss is thrilled。 Dad is horrified: he’s going to have to be on his best behaviour all the time！ As Joss whips everyone into shape， maybe they can all learn a lesson or two 。 。 。 even Joss herself。
Warm-hearted and beautifully observed， with hilarious artwork from Gemma Correll， this family-centric comedy has massive wish-fulfilment appeal for kids and adults alike。
Perfect for children aged 8+ and fans of David Baddiel， Stephen Mangan， David Walliams， Andy Griffiths， Jenny Pearson and Helen Rutter。
Ten-year-old Joss’s greatest ambition is to be Class Monitor at school。 But she’s about to go one step further。 It’s Take Your Kid to Work Day， and Joss’s dad takes her to the games company he works for。 When the boss calls a meeting and tells them he’s giving his job away to the person with the best idea for a company game-changer 。 。 。 Joss sticks her hand up。 And the next thing she knows， Joss is the boss。 Joss is thrilled。 Dad is horrified: he’s going to have to be on his best behaviour all the time！ As Joss whips everyone into shape， maybe they can all learn a lesson or two 。 。 。 even Joss herself。
Warm-hearted and beautifully observed， with hilarious artwork from Gemma Correll， this family-centric comedy has massive wish-fulfilment appeal for kids and adults alike。
Reviews
Steph
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This made me chuckle a canny few times！ Joss ends up being the boss of the place her dad works and what happens isn’t what you expect to happen when a 10 year old takes over！ This is funny， charming and gorgeously illustrated by Gemma Correll。 I honestly think there’s a lot of me in Joss - both as a ten year old and a teacher， ha。
Katy Kelly
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Superb new what-if about what would happen if a child were in charge。 I think between me and my eldest， we've read all his children's titles （and most of his adult ones）。 This may be his shortest， but I thought it was brilliant。 Joss is a great creation - the perfect （kind of） student - she answers questions， helps the teacher， tries her hardest。。。。 but she also comments on other students' poor performances， doesn't feel there's a place in school for fun （"a classroom pet is not supposed to be f Superb new what-if about what would happen if a child were in charge。 I think between me and my eldest， we've read all his children's titles （and most of his adult ones）。 This may be his shortest， but I thought it was brilliant。 Joss is a great creation - the perfect （kind of） student - she answers questions， helps the teacher， tries her hardest。。。。 but she also comments on other students' poor performances， doesn't feel there's a place in school for fun （"a classroom pet is not supposed to be fun - it is merely a way of developing responsibility，"）， and hangs out with the headteacher in her office as much as possible。 And the Head can't easily stop this。。。 as she is Joss's mum。But Joss's （clearly exasperated） Head sees a small ray of sun shining through - a Take Your Child to Work Day。 Aha - Dad's turn！ Joss reluctantly accompanies Bob （aka Dad） to his office at a toy company。 And is dismayed to see how grey and demoralised everyone is。 When the Big Boss puts Joss in charge for the day， you can imagine that this model of efficiency and discipline will bring her own take on working life to her dad's workplace。And maybe have some unexpected effects。Oh I did enjoy this。 I loved the sly humour here that adults will pick up on if they are reading along with kids， and that some older readers will also see。 But there's also a vulnerable little girl here， with her own worries about secondary school， about a lack of friends， about her inability to relate to others。 Younger readers will miss that and love seeing Joss apply school principles and techniques （breaktime！ toys！） to an adult context。 This had moments of great sweetness， and Joss becomes more and more likeable as she herself grows as a character in the slight context of this short novel。 I loved that both adult and child preoccupations and problems are aired and discussed here， and handled really well for a child reader to be able to comprehend。I felt for both her parents， but she is sympathetic and this could have very wide appeal in terms of an age range。 I'd read this to my nearly 6-year-old but also give it to my 12-year-old to enjoy on different levels。Nice one， Wallace。 With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy。 。。。more
Janet Owen
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