Laura finds herself in correspondence with a boring girl called Miranda. She decides to liven things up by pretending to be Lady Melody from a noble family, but then she discovers that Miranda is really a professional thief who steals from the rich to give to the poor - a modern Robin Hood.
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Anne Fine has written numerous highly acclaimed and prize-winning books for children and adults. The Tulip Touchwon the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Goggle-Eyes won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal; Flour Babies won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year; and Bill's New Frock won a Smarties Prize. Anne Fine was named Children's Laureate in 2001 and was awarded an OBE in 2003.
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Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 'Never tell lies' say the grown-ups to the children - but what about the lies the grown-ups tell? SIGNED with inscription by author to title page. Base of spine a little bumped. Wrapper spine sunned with a little creasing to edges. 2nd impression Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! SIGNED - please see description for details. Seller Inventory # 425114
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