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I'm like the narrator in a junior fiction novel. There, I've said it. But I am – for, like them, I cringe when the parents get to bring babies in to the world. [[:Category:Louise Rennison:|Louise Rennison]] did it well, [[The Private Blog of Joe Cowley: Return of the Geek by Ben Davis|the Joe Cowley books]] have just done it, and there are countless other instances of the young narrator, establishing his woes to us for the sympathy vote, having a baby sibling foisted upon them. And our Shouty Kid, Harry, has a lot to worry about already – there's a new boyfriend for his evil older sister, there's the slim chance of a new girlfriend for him, there is desperation from others at his lack of sporting ability, and there just aren't enough hours in the day for him to play ''World of Zombies''. How he can combine all these factors successfully – or not, of course – is the subject of this first sequel.
[[Shoutykid (1) - How Harry Riddles Made a Mega-Amazing Zombie Movie by Simon Mayle|Last time round]] there was little real reason why Harry was called Shoutykid, and there's none here – previously it might have been him indulging his errant father in a film-making business, here if anything it's Harry being shouted at (on the football field) or trying to call the shots as regards a school computer club (a thinly disguised gamers' sanctuary, whose storyline is heralded very obviously by the book's title). Plot is generally very strong, however – and for those like me who blanch at the thought of the babies coming along, that's going to be an issue if anything for the third in the series, due very soon.
