Bumface is a children's novel written by Morris Gleitzman

Morris Gleitzman

Morris Gleitzman is an English-born Australian writer. He is one of Australia's most successful writers.Morris Gleitzman has also gained recognition for sparking an interest in politically-controversial children's books like Two Weeks with the Queen.He has collaborated on children's series with...

 for readers age 10-12. It has won several awards and is regularly named in polls as a favourite book of Australian children.

Awards

• 1999 Bilby Award
  Bilby Award Winners
  The Bilby Award is awarded annually by the Queensland's Branch of the Children's Book Council Awards.The name of the award, The Bilby, is an acronym of "Books I Love Best Yearly". The award is a children's choice award. Each year Queensland students are asked to nominate their favourite book, and...
  
  
• 1999 COOL award
  COOL Award Winners
  The COOL awards is an annual children's choice award voted on by students in Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Children are encouraged to read and vote for their favourite books...
  
  
• 1999 YABBA award

Plot summary

Angus wants to be Bumface, a pirate character he has created. Bumface is brave, bold, wild and free. He stars in the stories Angus tells his younger brother and sister.

Instead, Angus is just plain tired from having to change his sister Imogen's nappies and scrape food off the walls. He has to look after his siblings while his famous soap opera actress mother works and chases men.

His father and stepfathers don't have time to look after their own children.

Angus doesn't want to be mum's Mr Dependable or dad's Mr Reliable he just wants to be Angus.

In the end, Angus gets his own back.