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A series of children's modern classic novels by renowned 20th century children's writers. All the titles in this series have the A Puffin Book logo, contemporary-style covers, and child-friendly endnotes.

Goggle-Eyes

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Madame Doubtfire

The Book Of The Banshee

The Killer Cat Runs Away

Blood Family

The Killer Cat's Christmas

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The Devil Walks

The Twelve Dancing Princesses: A Magic Beans Story

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All Bones And Lies

Eating Things on Sticks

The Stone Menagerie

Blue Moon Day

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These ten stories are engaging and funny, written in brisk, uncomplicated prose that will appeal to any reader

The writing is elegant and crisp throughout. Heartstrings are pulled with no trace of sentimentality. I think readers of this book, whether they go to boarding school or not, will love it for the light it sheds on an experience which can be painful for many children

Everyone thinks they know what it's like, going to school. But have you ever wondered what life must be like at a boarding school? A school for young offenders? A school for the blind? With her trademark humour, insight, sensitivity and razor-sharp wit, Anne Fine explores these different worlds in a short story collection that will fascinate young readers.

An original, unusual and fascinating collection of short stories from multi-award winning author, Anne Fine.

Anne Fine is one of our most distinguished writers for children. She has written over fifty highly acclaimed books and has won numerous awards, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and both the Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year and the Carnegie Medal twice over.  Anne was appointed the Children’s Laureate from 2001-3, and her work has been translated into over forty languages. In 2003 she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded an OBE. Anne lives in County Durham.

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These ten stories are engaging and funny, written in brisk, uncomplicated prose that will appeal to any reader

The writing is elegant and crisp throughout. Heartstrings are pulled with no trace of sentimentality. I think readers of this book, whether they go to boarding school or not, will love it for the light it sheds on an experience which can be painful for many children

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