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Egmont Children's BooksPublication date
4th June 2007ISBN
9781405233200Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
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The Angel of Nitshill Road
Anne Fine
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How three unhappy kids at Nitshill School deal with Barry the bully is told quite brilliantly and with a great deal of humour too. A book not to be missed alongside some of her other titles for younger readers – Bill’s New frock, Ivan the Terrible, How to write really Badly, Saving Miss Mirabelle, The Chicken Gave it to me and Anneli the Art Hater. Many of Anne Fine’s books are ideal for reluctant readers as they tend to be quite short and also because of the great warmth and humour in her writing. Anne also writes for older readers, the most know of which is probably Madame Doubtfire. Click here to view other titles by Anne Fine.
Synopsis
The Angel of Nitshill Road by Anne FineThis is a classic school story from one of our best-loved authors. Until
the angel came, Penny, Mark and Marigold were bitterly unhappy. 'Fat.'
'Freak.' 'Smelly.' Barry Hunter was bullying them and everyone at
Nitshill Road School knew it.
But the angel brings a clever solution. Life at school is going to be very different from now on.
Reviews
'full of acute perceptions about bullying and how to stop it'Books for Keeps
; 'a lively fast read, entertaining but with food for thought
School Librarian
'Fine has a rare genius for building a funny, enriching and moving story around the nuts and bolts of school life'
The Times
* 'A remarkable writer
British Book News
* 'Anne Fine is an author who knows how to make readers laugh
Guardian
About The Author
Anne Fine was our Guest Editor in July 2011. Click here to see the books she selected.
Anne Fine was born and educated in the Midlands and now lives in County Durham. She has written numerous highly acclaimed and prize-winning books for children and adults.
Her novel The Tulip Touch won the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Goggle-Eyes won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal and was adapted for television by the BBC; Flour Babies won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Bill's New Frock won a Smarties Prize, and Madame Doubtfire became the major feature film 'Mrs Doubtfire' starring Robin Williams. Anne was named Children's Laureate in 2002 and made an OBE for services to children's literature in 2003.
Click here to read a Q&A with the author or click here to read an extended biography in which Anne talks about her writing.
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