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The Diary of Amos Lee: I'm Twelve, I'm Tough, I Tweet! is the third book in the Amos Lee series. Amos Lee is trying to get himself voted as the Tween Idol of the school. Summary Of The Book Amos Lee began keeping a diary because his mother insisted that he write regularly. He began to jot down his thoughts and experiences while in the toilet. It all began with The Diary of Amos Lee: I Sit, I Write, I Flush!. Soon, his diary became a habit and he records all the events in his life. Now, in The Diary of Amos Lee: I'm Twelve, I'm Tough, I Tweet!, he is in the final year of Junior School. He has also decided to take part in the school’s new Tween Idol Contest. The main problem is, Amos’ arch enemy Michael is also taking part in the contest. Amos decides to use the power of social media and opens a Twitter account. To his dismay, he finds that his rival has had the same idea. In fact Michael has a presence on all the social media platforms - Facebook, chats, YouTube - wherever Amos looks, Micheal is there. Meanwhile Amos gets an attack of zits that spoils his looks, and has to think of ways to counter Michael's popularity. But his new journal, Poop Fiction, has helped Amos become known to more people in the school. Also he has another resource to use, his pesky sister. She now has a two girl band and has become very popular at school. Just being known as her big brother gets attention. So, has he at last found a way to make use of his irritating sister to his advantage? In The Diary of Amos Lee: I'm Twelve, I'm Tough, I Tweet!, Amos prepares to leave Junior School behind in a blaze of glory, by winning a popularity contest. But, he has tough opposition in Michael, and things do not get better when his best friend Alvin decides to take part in the contest too. About The Authors Adeline Foo is a popular writer of children’s literature in Singapore. Other books by Adeline Foo include The Diary of Amos Lee: I Sit, I Write, I Flush, The Diary of Amos Lee: Girls, Guts and Glory!, The Diary of Amos Lee: Your D.I.Y. Toilet Diary to Fame!, and The Diary of Amos Lee: Lights, Camera, Superstar!. Adeline Foo is a graduate of New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Asia. She received the First Time Writers & Illustrators Publishing Initiative Award in 2006. She has published a lot of picture books for young children before she began writing the The Diary of Amos Lee series in 2009. Stephanie Wong is a Singaporean designer and illustrator. She has also illustrated a book called The Little Nightingale Who Can’t Sing. Stephanie Wong was also the recipient of the First Time Writers & Illustrators Publishing Initiative Award. When Adeline Foo was signed on by her publishers for The Diary of Amos Lee books, Stephanie Wong, who was already working for them, was signed on as illustrator for the series.