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Mandy Small has trouble writing so her teacher suggests that she tells her life story into a tape recorder. So begins Mandy’s funny, and sometimes sad, story of life with her loving but irresponsible parents, her Nan who thinks her parents aren’t fit to look after her, and Old Misery Guts, their landlady.
This is the story of how Mandy learns to cope with her untidy life and finally emerges triumphant. Her life with her loving but chaotic parents – Dad, the Elvis look-alike, and Mum, whose idea of a special meal is burnt toast! Then there’s school, where the horrible Tracey Bigg picks on Mandy and her timid friend, Oliver, not to mention Old Misery Guts, the landlady and Nan, who htinks that Mandy’s parents aren’t fit to look after her. With so many things to worry about, Mandy begins to think that she’s in danger of turning into a real Fruit and Nutcase!
Mandy’s story, told in the form of diary into a tape recorder, is a funny and often moving account of a child’s everyday life, with all its difficulties, and is hilariously illustrated by
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'Fruit and Nutcase' combines the typical Jean Ure mix of sparkling humour and hard-hitting storyline. Mandy Small has trouble writing so Cat, her teacher, suggests that she tells her life story into a tape recorder. So begins Mandy’s funny, and sometimes sad, story of life with her loving but irresponsible parents, her troubles at school and with her interfering grandmother, who thinks that Mandy’s parents aren’t fit to look after her. With so many things to worry about, Mandy begins to think that she is in danger of turning into a real fruit and nutcase!
A hilarious and thought-provoking book from this highly respected author.
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- PublisherHarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0001856391
- ISBN 13 9780001856394
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages160
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