Archie is a very mature child - some would say far too mature! Having grown up with his gran, he seems to have acquired some adult ways - and the kids at his new school find them unbearable. Especially Miranda - the class troublemaker. At first she absolutely can't stand Archie but then she starts to see him as a bit of a project- could she really make Archie into a Troublemaker Extraordinaire? Their unlikely friendship really gets going when Archie needs help to scare off his dad's new girlfriend...
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Archie is a very mature child - some would say far too mature! Having grown up with his gran, he seems to have acquired some adult ways - and the kids at his new school find them unbearable. Especially Miranda - the class troublemaker.
Review:
"Pete Johnson [is] one of our best contemporary children's humourists" (TES)
"A cleverly crafed fast-flowing comedy and the more subtle lessons in growing up and trying to change people won't be lost either" (Carousel)
"A lovely, funny book which explores the ideas of misfits and labelling people in a wonderfully entertaining way" (The School Librarian)
"Full of comedy, this book has a light touch that can be so difficult to acheive" (Teaching & Learning)
"An excruciatingly funny comedy" (Amanda Craig The Times)
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- PublisherYearling
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 044086626X
- ISBN 13 9780440866268
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208
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