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DIARY OF A NERD Philip Osbourne

A funny book consisting of two different diaries held by the same kid: One is the diary of a young genius, and the other is a sportsman of love. Nerds are the main characters of this hilarious illustrated book.

Born Different

Kids novels

PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLYN

Italy, France, Brazil.

THE WORLD OF THE NERD

• Phil is a nerd and has a team of geeks.

160 pages illustrated

Kids novels Born Different

DIARY OF A NERD Philip Osbourne

PHILIP OSBOURNE

• The Author. Philip Osbourne was born in Portsmouth, Maine and attended the University of Maine. He began writing for comic books while still in college and his works include “Jenna” (with Jim Fern, Joe Rubinstein and Paul Di Anno of the band Iron Maiden) and the critically acclaimed “Touch” (illustrated by David Mack and Wellinghton Dias). “Hollywood Noir” was a collaboration with Dario Gulli and was illustrated by the celebrated Dick Giordano. Osbourne has written articles for cinema magazines such as Empire, as well as worked with horror icon Brian Yuzna on film projects. Now that he is a father, he is launching his new passion- a line of youth books that are fun, fascinating and always surprising. His work has been published internationally in the UK, Germany, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Australia and New Zealand.

THE SPIN OFF AND THE SERIES

6 BOOKS THE SPIN OFF

• The second book in the Diary of a Nerd series is THE GEEK’S TEAM. • It is a ‘spin-off’ that follows the adventures of one of the Nerds: fourteen year old George Everett. The Geek’s Team will launch a series of five mini-books in ‘news-stand edition’.

Kids novels Diary of a Nerd 160 Pages Philip Osbourne Illustrated

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THE STORY IN DETAIL Phil is a twelve years old boy living in Manhattan, a very talented nerd, an intellectual who likes to spend his days with his friends, the ”geek team”.

“I love playing with fantasy and sometimes my friends fool me because I like reading physics books, comics and seeing the weirdest TV series, it’s really cool, FOR ME. At school my nicknames are: TRIVIAL MAN, weeper brainiac, bookworm, BABY HAWKING and Chicken GEEK! They never spared their invectives and everyone knows me as PHIL, THE NERD!” Phil Dick (namesake of the famous sci-fi writer) is a very talented boy, he uses to play with Nicholas, George and his sister Elen (a baby hard working manager with a strong personality)...

“We are very unique kids, who is not, after all? Well, I start from Elen, my sister, an eight years old girl with a great business acumen. Yes, you’ve perfectly understood: her daydream is a fashion house. Do you think it’s normal for an eight years old girl to read finance newspapers? Believe me, she’s terrific!

A baby speaking like an Economics degreed!

The second element of the team is George, known as “Youngtweety”. He’s fourteen years old, two years more than me, and he’s already dreaming to become the new Zuckerberg.

George is silent, I think he has never said a sentence longer than 140 characters. Yes, it’s correct, he doesn’t talk, he tweets. He’s brief, and if he was able, he would pronounce emoticons.

The third member is Nicholas. We have the same age, he likes watching football on TV and he uses to “google” the Miss “dance” Ann pictures, a girl he madly loves. She can’t understand his feelings, Nicholas is rather shy. What am I saying? When Nicholas sees a girl, hen runs away like a fool. He doesn’t want to be seen. That’s why he always wear a ridiculous paper bag on his head. Maybe he wants to hide his bother. Do you know what amuses me? His crazy ideas!”

“The Big Bang Theory” characters are their idols but sometimes the kids are victims of their classmates, instead of their TV stars. Phil doesn’t tolerate the cruelty of Ted, the Loren’s boyfriend, the girl who everyone – Phil included – admires and desires.

Phil is always more and more in love with Loren, but he is aware that he could never compete with the athletic Ted. He knows that Loren will never look at a nerd that everybody mocks.

One night the nerd was asleep and the Star Wars character Darth Vader appeared like a vision inviting him to use his strength to challenge the bullies and conquer his beloved.

Born Different

Kids novels

DIARY OF A NERD

The story

Phil is a twelve years old boy living in Manhattan, a very talented nerd, an intellectual who likes to spend his days with his friends, the” geek team”. He loves Loren, but he also knows that he could never compete with Ted, the athletic Loren’s boyfriend.

One night the nerd was asleep and the Star Wars character Dart Fener appeared like a vision inviting him to use his strength to challenge the bullies and conquer his beloved.

Phil reads a newsletter promoting a sabre course, it’s a signal from his Star Wars idol! Without the friends knowledge, he starts his training, he soon becomes a champion but he fears judgments and critics. For this reason he invents the figure of the “cousin Mike” thanks to a jacket found during an award ceremony and the idea of his sister Elen. When Phil wears Mike’s clothes he’s a saber champion and a cool, cocky and very social boy. The opposite of his real nature.

Phil wants to conquer the Loren’s heart with the help of Mike, he plans a series of lies in order to make his cousin Mike more realistic to Loren’s eyes.

The guy is on final at the Sabre National Championships, his lies are working well with good results.

But it’s not as it seems, something is going wrong… A policeman wants to understand something more and finally finds out that Phil and Mike are the same person. The back judge disqualifies the guy, even if he is only one point away from winning the match. Loren is really disappointed in seeing a nerd in front of her and asks him to never phone again.

The nerd is very clever and he’s also involved in an important Junior Mathematics Competition with his team. Phil, George, Nicholas and Elen (the coach) take an hard training program and are ready to face the last challenges.

Phil is on final against the terrific Big Mind Kill. He’s bewitched by the girl.

There is something between the two genius… When the judge reads the last question, they give the same answer at the same time and the two teams win an ex aequo cup.

“The Killers Mind” and “The Ping Pong Theory” are the new champions. Phil, George, Nicholas and Elen have a new entry in the clan.

Laughter has a new home «What do you want?», I asked.

«I find your lack of faith disturbing», he answered.

It can’t be real!

«It’s time for you to take a sword and show to the world the dark force», he ordered, nearly angry.

I was really afraid.

I got up from my bed and found on my iPad a newsletter promoting some upcoming sabre courses”.

Without the friends knowledge, he starts his training, he soon becomes a champion but he fears judgments and critics. For this reason he invents the figure of the “cousin Mike” thanks to a jacket found during an award ceremony and the idea of his sister Elen. Phil has an alter ego just like Clark Kent has got Superman, Peter Parker has Spiderman and Matt Murdock has Daredevil.

When Phil wears Mike’s clothes he’s a saber champion and a cool, cocky and very social boy. The opposite of his real nature.

“But nobody has to know that I am a champion”.

Phil wants to conquer the Loren’s heart with the help of Mike.

It would be easier as an athletic boy rather than a passionate nerd. That’s why he plans a series of lies in order to make his cousin Mike more realistic to Loren’s eyes. When Mike, with some sabre moves, knocks out Ted the bully in front of the girl’s incredulous eyes, he realizes he can do it.

The nerd is very clever and he’s also involved in an important Junior Mathematics Competition with his team. Phil, George, Nicholas and Elen (the coach) take an hard training program and are ready to face the last challenges.

The “nerd championship” is attended by teams inspired to popular TV series as “Vampire Diares” and “Doctor Who” or singers as One Direction.

The Phil’s trio presents with the name “The Ping Pong Theory”, a name ironically evoking their favourite series. The team is the best among others and gains the final! After a week they will fight against Big Mind Kill and her group.

“Today is the day of the challenge. Do you want any update?

In Manhattan, Big Mind Kill has always been the mathematicians and physicists terror. She is the nightmare for all the future Stephen Hawking. There are incredible stories about her. They call Big Mind Kill because she controls everyone with her brain.

It seems that she has super powers. Don’t smile, my dear Diary... she’s a really special person, with special powers.

In the past, during similar championships, everyone who fighted <against her said it was impossible to win because of her “psico power”.

History speaks for her: she reached the final on a maths challenge for three times. How many victories? Three.

Nobody has been able to resist to the energetic field. Big Mind Kill is beautiful but mysterious, she’s always wrapped in her coat and a wool hat hides her hair.”

Phil is on final also at the Sabre National Championships, his lies are working well with good results.

But it’s not as it seems, something is going wrong...

Mike is ready for the last match and Loren was escaped to follow the challenge but her mother, worried and scared, arrives to the gym together with a policeman and the Phil’s mother. They are looking for the secret fencer and they notice Phil wearing a jacket with the name of “Mike”. Phil is prepared for the final, he is near to the victory, he will be the National Champion but the policeman wants to understand something more and finally finds out that Phil and Mike are the same person.

The back judge disqualifies the guy, even if he is only one point away from winning the match. Loren is really disappointed in seeing a nerd in front of her and asks him to never phone again.

“The match was mine. I was strong and fencing was an easy play for me just like physics or maths.

Loren admired me and I think she was near to collapse for my big mission. She was supporting me, shouting like a cheerleader, and it gave me a lot of certainty.

I was few steps far from victory but my lies became bigger than me and chaos was controlling my life.

The policeman invited me to take my mask off.

«It’s Phil! », my mother screamed. « No, it’s Mike, Phil’s cousin! », Loren was so sure, you should have seen her face, she was astonished. « Which cousin are you talking about?», my mother said.

The judges asked me my name.

«Phil, Phil the nerd», I sadly admitted my identity.

I went to Loren, I wore my glasses on and the sweat removed my beauty mark. She looked at me and after a few seconds said:” DID I LIKE A NERD? NOOOO!!!!”

Well, dear Diary, that’s how Loren left my life”.

“The Ping Pong Theory” are really angry with Phil and don’t want to take part in the competition but Elen helps her brother persuading his friends. The geeks are all together and the match between Phil and Big Mind Kill begins.

He’s bewitched by the girl.

They are two special nerds and they look very similar to each other. There is something between the two genius...

“I was about to laugh because instead of solving the Cosine Rule, I was thinking about Star Wars’ Han Solo saying « Wonderful girl. Either I’m going to kill her or I’m beginning to like her. » My doubt was if defeating or loving her...”

When the judge reads the last question, they give the same answer at the same time and the two teams win an ex aequo cup.

“The Killers Mind” and “The Ping Pong Theory” are the new champions.

Phil, George, Nicholas and Elen have a new entry in the clan.

The Pride of a Nerd and a Team of Geeks are Combined In a Series of Funny and Original Novels

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