Best Selling Books by Anne Fine

Miranda''s three children thoroughly enjoy their huge, overdressed baby sitter/cleaning woman who is actually their father in disguise, and they dread the day when their mother discovers Madame Doubtfire is really her ex-husband.

Award winner-1996 Whitbread Children''s Book of the Year.

Eleven days into The Great Flour Baby Experiment, the rest of the boys are ready to drop-kick their six-pound flour "babies" into the creek, but not Simon. Simon''s flour baby is helping him figure out his own life--why his father walked out on him and how strong his mother is, raising him alone. An ALA Notable Book; School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Book; ALA Quick Pick; and Horn Book Fanfare.

A boy with an abusive father grows up and fears that he has the same potential for violence as his father has.

Ian’s best friend, Stolly, is up on cloud nine. He’s in the hospital, unconscious, and hooked up to machines. The question Ian is trying to answer is: How did Stolly end up there? In a way, Stolly’s always been on cloud nine, living life by his own rules and making those rules up as he goes along. His parents’ careers have them constantly rushing around, so Ian’s family has all but adopted Stolly. That’s why it’s up to Ian to figure out what happened to his best friend. But once the pieces start coming together, the answer doesn’t seem to make any sense.

Presents a collection of stories about a boy named Jamie, and his stuffed animal named Angus.

On a wild and stormy night, five students are sent ahead on a school trip. Gathered together in a spooky mansion, they find a secret room and a mysterious old diary. Little do they know that they share a common bond: They are all members of stepfamilies. And each person reveals his story...step by step.

''Okay, okay. So slap my teensy little paws. I messed up - big time.'' Tuffy can''t wait for Ellie and the family to go away on holiday. He and the gang plan to ignore the grumpy new cat-sitter, and run wild all night. But could that furry bundle, suddenly flying through the air, put a stop to all the fun?

Everyone loves the wickedly dry sense of humour of The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine. Okay, Okay. So hang me. I killed the bird. For pity''s sake, I''m a cat. Poor Ellie is horrified when Tuffy drags a dead bird into the house. Then a mouse. But Tuffy can''t understand what all the fuss is about. Who on earth will be the next victim to arrive through the cat-flap? Can soft-hearted Ellie manage to get her beloved pet to change his wild, wild ways before he ends up in even deeper trouble? The hilarious antics of Tuffy and his family as told by the killer cat himself. ''Anne Fine knows how to make readers laugh'' Guardian Anne Fine has written numerous highly acclaimed and prize-winning books for children and adults. The Tulip Touch won 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.

Melanie knows right away that there’s something different about Imogen, the new girl in her class. Imogen seems to have read every book in their classroom — and Imogen doesn’t just read a story, she seems to feel it, as if the story is actually happening to her. Unlike Imogen and her family, Mel can see that this power is really more of a curse. But how far is Mel willing to go to destroy the magic and free her friend?

It''s Ivan''s first day at his new school, and Boris is told to look after him, and translate for him, because Ivan can only speak Russian. But then the new boy starts threatening to make slaves out of all his schoolmates.

One of the all-time classics of children''s literature, a feel-good book full of enthusiasm and exuberance, and a perfect family read "There is something about everything that you can be glad about, if you keep hunting long enough to find it." When Pollyanna Whittier''s father dies she is sent to live with her Aunt Polly in Vermont. A clash of personalities ensues as Pollyanna''s sunny disposition sits ill with her aunt''s need for quiet, her passion for shutting windows, and her obsession with quietly shut doors. The key to Pollyanna''s happiness is The Glad Game—originally invented to deal with disappointing missionary boxes—and is applied to all parts of life. No matter how dark the situation, it is always possible to find something to be glad about. Any attempts to discipline the child fail helplessly in the face of The Glad Game. A bread and milk supper in the kitchen is greeted with rapture; a puritan attic bedroom with sparse furnishing is valued for its rapturous views. As Pollyanna becomes acquainted with other inhabitants of the town, the cantankerous residents fall victim to her charms. However, the arrival of a motor car in town heralds a tragic change which not even Pollyanna looks likely to be able to overcome. This timeless classic has spawned many spin-off novels and films.

Darkly comic novel about an apparently close and happy family. By the author of T̀aking the devil''s advice'' and T̀he killjoy''.

When Bill Simpson wakes up one morning he finds that he is a girl and that having to wear a frilly pink dress is just the beginning of his problems.

Will Flowers lives in a war zone caused by his teenage sister.

When Ivan, Sophie, Tanya and Nicholas learn that their parents are planning to put their grandmother into a home, they decide to take action and begin "The Granny Project."

Ione Muffet has spent every summer alone in the garden summer house. But the arrival of Ned Hump changes all that. Ione''s father, Professor Muffet, his beautiful secretary, Caroline, and Ned give Ione a riotous introduction fo adult life - how not to cope with love, money and careers.

Although Monty''s mother, tired from her long day of work as a doctor, wants to put up her feet and rest, he is not feeling well and needs her both as a mom and as a doctor.

When Mum gives her the notebook, Scarlet should be happy. It''s beautiful, with its shiny scarlet cover and its blank pages full of promise. But Scarlet is absolutely NOT in the mood for a peace offering.Does Mum really think she can tear their family apart and expect Scarlet to be happy about it?Scarlet decides there''s only one thing she can write in the notebook. The truth, about everything . . .

A change in classroom seating arrangements challenges old habits and leads to a new friendship in this funny new school story from award-winning author Anne Fine.

A funny story about a boy''s attempts to choose which of three candidates to stay with.

In school, Yuri is taught that the revolution liberated his country. He learns how the new leaders are always working for the greater good. But the truth is that life for his family and those around him is a brutal, poverty-stricken struggle. The government does nothing except punish those who protest. And one day, to his shock and horror, Yuri himself is branded an “enemy of the state” simply for dropping a few careless words. In an author’s note, Anne Fine describes The Road of Bones as an adventure-escape story set in “a sort-of Russia, in a sort-of 1930s, under a Stalin-type leader.” This chilling political thriller follows the frantic footsteps of a teenager on the run, a criminal who hasn’t committed a crime, a young man on a path to discovering the truth about how far he will go in order to survive.

When a teenager makes a determined effort to raise money for charity, a boring school holiday becomes a time of learning about herself.

Bonny has no choice. If her mother is to keep her new job, Bonny must take a one-day course at Charm School. One day at Charm School turns out to be every bit as bad as Bonny had feared. The other girls are scratchy and self-obsessed, and will do anything to win the glistering tiara.

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Ruggles like to visit all his friends in town. Follow him through the seasons, as he disappears from the garden into the wider world outside. Anything will help him go, from open gates to buckets left close to walls to be used as steps. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Colin is in many ways an ideal citizen, holding down a responsible job, taking care of his elderly mother, and trying to keep his family together. But no one in his life knows about his other—much more secret—life, that involves a garden shed, a circus acrobat, a much adored three-year-old charmer, and a certain Mr. Haksar''s increasingly disquieting penchant for squabbling with his neighbors. What Colin doesn''t know is that, thanks to a house insurance policy incorrectly filled in by his mother, his two lives are set to collide, and there is nothing he can do to stop them.

It''s not easy for Minna being the only sensible one in her family, even though she is used to her mum''s weird clothes and behavior, but her whole, unusual family does come through for her when she needs them most.

Tom and Cass, twins, have always been inseparable, but Tom now realizes that Cass is changing, becoming more distant, growing up. He is disturbed and dismayed to find himself excluded from her increasingly private life. Anne Fine has also written Madame Doubtfire.

The King is at his wit''s end; twelve daughters and every morning their shoes are torn to ribbons! Nobody can tell him why, so he promises that whoever uncovers their secret will inherit his kingdom. The reward is huge - but the price of failure is their head. Who will risk it all for a dance with the princesses? This story is a magic bean. It may not look much like a bean, but I can promise you that it is. For if you plant it in a young mind, it will grow into a love of story and reading. These beans are favourite fairytales and legends that will delight, thrill and thoroughly entertain. Each story has been brilliantly crafted by one of the best-loved writers for children. This story was published by David Fickling Books as part of the Magic Beans anthology. The complete anthology is available in hardback and in ebook format.

Kitty is not pleased with her mother''s boyfriend, especially his views on the anti-nuclear issue, until unexpected events prompt her, after all, to help him find his place in the family.