A moving, humorous and beautifully observed tale set in the Victorian music-hall world.Their parents away, brother and sister Clarrie and Will must live with their Uncle Len, a ventriloquist on the Vi
Harry is in trouble. He's burned down the family kitchen so now has to spend a week of his summer hols with his uncle Tristram - who's heading off to stay with a new girlfriend - Morning Glory - on a
Ally really doesn’t want to go with his mum on her weekly visit to his fragile aunt at the hospital — until he discovers a hidden garden in the grounds where a young homeless couple have made themselv
I am NOT going to Charm School.... But Bonny’s mother needs her to take a one-day class and Charm School is all there is. Can Bonny cope with listening to Mrs Opalene’s Handy Hints (like “how to bleac
Cass has always been there for Tom, her twin - racing off to laugh with him in the old, abandoned ice house or planning how to foil Jamieson, the farm's creepy pest-killer. But now Cass is a teenager,
A hilarious tale of family fun from multi award-winning author Anne Fine. Bliss! A lovely, quiet, nothing-to-do and nothing-on-the-calendar Sunday. Well, that's until bossy Aunt Susan -- an u
Yuri grows up in a country where no freedom of thought is encouraged – where he is told what to cheer for and who to believe in, where even the neighbours are encouraged to report any dissension to th
The Christmas holiday is a time when families gather together. In Ralph's case, this means ten or more relatives coming to stay. Jammed into one small house for three days of merriment and family fun,
Ian’s best friend, Stolly, is up on cloud nine. He’s in the hospital, unconscious, and hooked up to machines. The question Ian is trying to answer is: How did Stolly end up there? In a way, Stolly’s a
Ione Muffett is alone in the summerhouse when she meets Ned Hump. In a zany and uninhibited twenty-four hours, Ione helps bring the two together, culminating in a wonderfully anarchic picnic. And as N
The four children, Ivan, Sophie, Tanya and Nicholas, can't believe it. Their parents are planning to put their grandmother into a Home. She's a bit of a dotty old lady - sometimes demanding, often ann
An original, unusual and fascinating collection of short stories from multi-award winning author, Anne Fine.Everyone thinks they know what it's like, going to school. But have you ever wondered what l
The brilliantly funny new adventure starring one of Anne Fine's most well-loved characters: the Killer Cat.Tuffy doesn't feel wanted at home any more. His owners just don't appreciate him. So what if
"The devil walks... But the devil can make no headway if he has no help. We must invite him in..."Raised in secrecy by a mother everyone thinks has gone mad, Daniel's only link to his past is the intr
Mel is the class bookworm, who doesn't want to be first-week minder for new girl, Imogen. Slowly, Mel discovers that Imogen has a special talent - a family 'gift' that Mel thinks is more like a curse.
Tuffy doesn't feel wanted at home any more. His owners just don't appreciate him. So what if he broke the new TV? Got fur on all Dad's clean clothes? Ate Tinkerbell the kitten's special kitten-food? A
