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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
