{"product_id":"timothy-and-the-phubbers","title":"Timothy and the Phubbers (Book 1)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of Singapore Book Awards 2022 (Best Audiobook)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/KK-Phubbers-Sample.pdf?3789339564101024873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/606\/Timothy-and-the-Phubbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2289147-Timothy-and-the-Phubbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/606\/Timothy-and-the-Phubbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimothy Pong has enough trouble at home without throwing his first year of secondary school into the mix. The Pong family only interact with each other through digital machines rather than human contact. Twelve-year-old Timothy is too young to own a phone, according to his mum, so he hasn’t actually spoken to his family in years as he can’t WhatsApp his parents or Snapchat his older sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven worse, the most menacing bully in school, who also just happens to be the prettiest girl Timothy has ever seen, has plucked him out as her new favourite target. Luckily, Timothy has a few ideas up his sleeve to survive Secondary One, as well as the help of his undernourished friend Rudy, who, when not helping Timothy, can be found eating grass in the school field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen their first plan goes horribly wrong and Timothy is caught on camera with his pants down – the most embarrassing three minutes of fame ever, the two friends must up their game if they’re to expose the conniving Bella, ace their Science project, and learn how an old-fashioned camera they first mistook for a hairdryer might be the answer to their prayers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In Kwek’s story of analog triumph, life's many ironies are a feature, not a bug.” — \u003cstrong\u003eChristina Newhard, \u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Silly, irreverent...and utterly relatable. A fun and exciting read!\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Monica Lim, co-author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/collections\/middle-grade\/secrets-of-singapore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecrets of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eseries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKen Kwek\u003c\/strong\u003e is a screenwriter, film director and playwright. He spent his childhood watching movies on an ancient machine called a VHS player. Ken studied literature at the University of Cambridge and dramatic writing at New York University. He worked as a journalist and a cook for a few years, then wrote and directed several movies that (unfortunately) cannot be viewed on a VHS player. He is the author of two books, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/kelly-and-the-krumps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKelly and the Krumps\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/timothy-and-the-phubbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTimothy and the Phubbers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLolita Chiong\u003c\/strong\u003e graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and loves drawing cartoons, pixel art and comics. She illustrated the books, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/kelly-and-the-krumps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKelly and the Krumps\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/timothy-and-the-phubbers\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTimothy and the Phubbers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e In her spare time, Lolita loves going to the bird park to draw the birds, and the prawning pools to catch prawns. She also loves eating super-duper spicy mala hotpot with her hot boyfriend. Lolita lives at home with her parents, sister, maid and two terrapins. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32206388199537,"sku":"9789814757973","price":17.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/KK-Phubbers-CVF-300.jpg?v=1735663588","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/timothy-and-the-phubbers","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}