Katie Tsang - Sam Wu is NOT Afraid of Sharks!

First published in Great Britain in 2018

by Egmont UK Limited

The Yellow Building, 1 Nicholas Road, London W11 4AN

Text copyright © 2018 Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang

Illustration copyright © 2018 Nathan Reed

Additional interior illustrations copyright © 2018 Egmont Ltd

ISBN 978 1 4052 8752 4

eISBN 978 1 4052 9364 8

www.egmont.co.uk

A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library

67431/001

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TO OuR SIblIngs:

Jack, janE aNd StepHanIE

-Katie & Kevin Tsang

COnTenTS

CHaPter 1: CHAPTER 1 MY hIsTORy AS A CeRTIfIeD, DefInIteLY nOT AfraID GhoST -HUNTeR My name is Sam Wu and I am NOT afraid of sharks. Or ghosts. Or anything else, no matter what a certain someone – that someone being Ralph Philip Zinkerman the Third – might tell you. And whatever anyone tells you, I am NOT Scaredy-Cat Sam. You might have heard about my adventures with some ghosts. They started 1

my HIStory AS A CHAPTER 1 MY hIsTORy AS A CeRTIfIeD, DefInIteLY nOT AfraID GhoST -HUNTeR My name is Sam Wu and I am NOT afraid of sharks. Or ghosts. Or anything else, no matter what a certain someone – that someone being Ralph Philip Zinkerman the Third – might tell you. And whatever anyone tells you, I am NOT Scaredy-Cat Sam. You might have heard about my adventures with some ghosts. They started 1

CerTIfIEd, DefInItely nOT CHAPTER 1 MY hIsTORy AS A CeRTIfIeD, DefInIteLY nOT AfraID GhoST -HUNTeR My name is Sam Wu and I am NOT afraid of sharks. Or ghosts. Or anything else, no matter what a certain someone – that someone being Ralph Philip Zinkerman the Third – might tell you. And whatever anyone tells you, I am NOT Scaredy-Cat Sam. You might have heard about my adventures with some ghosts. They started 1

afraId ghost-HUNTER CHAPTER 1 MY hIsTORy AS A CeRTIfIeD, DefInIteLY nOT AfraID GhoST -HUNTeR My name is Sam Wu and I am NOT afraid of sharks. Or ghosts. Or anything else, no matter what a certain someone – that someone being Ralph Philip Zinkerman the Third – might tell you. And whatever anyone tells you, I am NOT Scaredy-Cat Sam. You might have heard about my adventures with some ghosts. They started 1

1 CHAPTER 1 MY hIsTORy AS A CeRTIfIeD, DefInIteLY nOT AfraID GhoST -HUNTeR My name is Sam Wu and I am NOT afraid of sharks. Or ghosts. Or anything else, no matter what a certain someone – that someone being Ralph Philip Zinkerman the Third – might tell you. And whatever anyone tells you, I am NOT Scaredy-Cat Sam. You might have heard about my adventures with some ghosts. They started 1

CHaPter 2: CHAPTER 2 one FISH, Two FISH After the INCIDENT at the Space Museum, which won’t be spoken of (it involved me, an Astro Blast Simulator and a change of trousers), I had to prove my bravery by getting a snake sidekick and becoming a certified ghost-hunter. 7

one FISH, CHAPTER 2 one FISH, Two FISH After the INCIDENT at the Space Museum, which won’t be spoken of (it involved me, an Astro Blast Simulator and a change of trousers), I had to prove my bravery by getting a snake sidekick and becoming a certified ghost-hunter. 7

Two FISh CHAPTER 2 one FISH, Two FISH After the INCIDENT at the Space Museum, which won’t be spoken of (it involved me, an Astro Blast Simulator and a change of trousers), I had to prove my bravery by getting a snake sidekick and becoming a certified ghost-hunter. 7

7 CHAPTER 2 one FISH, Two FISH After the INCIDENT at the Space Museum, which won’t be spoken of (it involved me, an Astro Blast Simulator and a change of trousers), I had to prove my bravery by getting a snake sidekick and becoming a certified ghost-hunter. 7

CHaPter 3: CHAPTER 3 alIEn eNcOUNter From the outside, the aquarium looked a lot like the Space Museum. It was a BIG building and we had to queue up to go inside. ‘Hey, Sam Wu-ser,’ someone further back said with a snort. ‘Do you have a stupid outfit for the aquarium too?’ It was Ralph. Only Ralph thinks it’s hilarious to call me Sam Wu-ser because it rhymes with loser. And only Ralph 15

alIen eNcountER CHAPTER 3 alIEn eNcOUNter From the outside, the aquarium looked a lot like the Space Museum. It was a BIG building and we had to queue up to go inside. ‘Hey, Sam Wu-ser,’ someone further back said with a snort. ‘Do you have a stupid outfit for the aquarium too?’ It was Ralph. Only Ralph thinks it’s hilarious to call me Sam Wu-ser because it rhymes with loser. And only Ralph 15

15 CHAPTER 3 alIEn eNcOUNter From the outside, the aquarium looked a lot like the Space Museum. It was a BIG building and we had to queue up to go inside. ‘Hey, Sam Wu-ser,’ someone further back said with a snort. ‘Do you have a stupid outfit for the aquarium too?’ It was Ralph. Only Ralph thinks it’s hilarious to call me Sam Wu-ser because it rhymes with loser. And only Ralph 15

CHaPter 4: CHAPTER 4 EVIL SHARK LORDS Now that I’d obviously done the BRAVEST thing anyone could do at the aquarium, I felt much more relaxed. ‘That was great!’ I said to Bernard as we made our way through the rest of the aquarium. ‘Did you see me wrangle that stingray?’ Bernard blinked. ‘You mean when the guide put your hand in the water?’ ‘I touched it too!’ said Zoe. 35

EVIL sHaRk lords CHAPTER 4 EVIL SHARK LORDS Now that I’d obviously done the BRAVEST thing anyone could do at the aquarium, I felt much more relaxed. ‘That was great!’ I said to Bernard as we made our way through the rest of the aquarium. ‘Did you see me wrangle that stingray?’ Bernard blinked. ‘You mean when the guide put your hand in the water?’ ‘I touched it too!’ said Zoe. 35

35 CHAPTER 4 EVIL SHARK LORDS Now that I’d obviously done the BRAVEST thing anyone could do at the aquarium, I felt much more relaxed. ‘That was great!’ I said to Bernard as we made our way through the rest of the aquarium. ‘Did you see me wrangle that stingray?’ Bernard blinked. ‘You mean when the guide put your hand in the water?’ ‘I touched it too!’ said Zoe. 35

CHaPtER 5: First published in Great Britain in 2018 by Egmont UK Limited The Yellow Building, 1 Nicholas Road, London W11 4AN Text copyright © 2018 Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang Illustration copyright © 2018 Nathan Reed Additional interior illustrations copyright © 2018 Egmont Ltd ISBN 978 1 4052 8752 4 eISBN 978 1 4052 9364 8 www.egmont.co.uk A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library 67431/001 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher and copyright owner. Stay safe online. Any website addresses listed in this book are correct at the time of going to print. However, Egmont is not responsible for content hosted by third parties. Please be aware that online content can be subject to change and websites can contain content that is unsuitable for children. We advise that all children are supervised when using the internet. Egmont takes its responsibility to the planet and its inhabitants very seriously. All the papers we use are from well-managed forests run by responsible suppliers.