Anne Fine

A hilarious and brilliantly observed story about people's attitudes towards those with learning difficulties.

This bestselling, award-winning book is considered a modern classic. It is the best in the market on gender stereotyping, looked at with Anne Fine's inimitable mordant wit. Reissue.

Brand new edition of this classic Yellow Banana with lavish new illustrations.

A long-term favourite, 'The Granny Project' is a genuinely funny novel that combines uncomfortable truths about what happens when grandparents get older with a wry, unsentimental look at relationships within families. Reissue.

Anne Fine's extraordinary talent as a storyteller is wonderfully displayed in this new collection of nine short stories. The stories cover everything from romance to philosophy, with ghostly apparitions and crocheting footballers.

A young character finds out that there are always different ways of looking at the world, and that the strength to do so can come from within. A book which questions expectation and shows that surprises are just as important.

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Ione Muffet isn't going to sit around any more. Her Father, Professor Muffet, says she does nothing all day, but Ione decides to make the most of the last few days of the holiday. With the help of her friend Ned Hump, she tries to put her plans into action.

When her mother's new boyfriend arrives on the scene, Kitty is not impressed. How can her mother want someone who fusses over the housework, understands nothing about the planet and above all, goggles at her mother? 12 parts: 5 male, 7 female. Age 11+ About the series Heinemann Plays is a well established series offering the best of contemporary drama and a wide range of established classics, in value-for-money hardback versions. The series has been specially developed to support classroom teaching and performance. Within the series there are plays for the full 11-17 age range. The series also contains the best of contemporary writing, and new editions of classic plays. Heinemann Plays are sewn and bound in sturdy hardback covers, guaranteeing longer life. Heinemann Plays are ideal for class reading and performance, many with large casts and an equal mix of parts for boys and girls.

Age group 5 plus. B format. The third title in the trilogy of genie stories from Carnegie and Smarties award-winning author, Anne Fine.

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Anneli hates art. She'd hated anything to do with it even before a painting almost frightened her out of her wits. Then Anneli finds that art can tell the most extraordinary story. Anne Fine has won the Smarties Award and the Nottingham Oak Award.

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Like an angel, Miss Mirabelle stepped into the lives of the children of Wallisdean Park School. Enchanting she may be, but Miss Mirabelle still ends up in big trouble. The author is a previous winner of the Smarties Prize and the Carnegie Medal.