New Releases by Anne Fine

Everyone knows the story of Christmas. Decking the halls with boughs of holly. Hanging stockings by the chimney with care. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Then there’s the true story of Christmas. And Ralph Mountfield is smack in the middle of it. Great Granny’s crustier than ever. Grandpa’s singing to the dog. Great Aunt Ida is completely crackers. Uncle Tristam’s giving out bricks. The cousins are whining and throwing tantrums. Mum’s looking for Dad. Dad’s looking for aspirin. And Ralph is looking to stay out of trouble. But when a Christmas Quiz brings out some hidden truths, trouble is exactly what Ralph finds. It’s anything but a silent, holy night for the Mountfield family! From the Hardcover edition.

Ralph''s relatives come to his house for Christmas and chaos soon follows.

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.

Andrew og Gemma får en lille bog, som en kylling har skrevet! Faktisk er det er vigtigt værk med et stort budskab til menneskeheden

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

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 Natasha and Henry find they can''t care for Granny at home any more, they decide to put her in a nursing home. But their children, Ivan and Sophie and the younger two, Nicholas and Tanya, can''t imagine life without their Granny and launch a full-scale attack to upset the plan. Nicholas and Tanya are in charge of having tantrums and nightmares about Granny going away, while Ivan and Sophie write the devastating ''Granny Project'': a full account of their grandmother''s life for the social science class. Their blackmail pays off and their parents allow Granny to stay, but there''s a catch: all the cleaning, nursing and caring they used to do will now have to be done by the children. Natasha and Henry want their lives back, and quickly set about joining dance classes, going out and living it up. The children try to keep their side of the bargain but it''s too hard. The family comes together again, everyone joining in to help with Granny up until she dies a few months later.

A witty and thoughtful title in the fabulous new Sprinters series relaunch, by a consistently acclaimed writer of fiction for children. Hugo has to choose who to stay with while his mother''s having a baby. Granny? Uncle Jack? Mrs Mariposa next door? Who will care for him - and his dog Henry - the best? He decides to draw up a list of five questions to ask each in turn and put a tick or a cross depending on the answer. Then all he''ll have to do is add up the ticks and the choice will be obvious. But, of course, that''s not how it turns out, for only Granny is able to take Henry so, even though she scores worst (she alone sees what Hugo''s up to and refuses to play along), she ends up being the chosen temporary guardian. And Hugo has a much better time than the results of his questionnaire had led him to believe he would

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.

Colin is in many ways an ideal citizen. A responsible job for the council, visits to his aged mother Norah, and cooking and shopping for her. But no-one knows about his other - much more secret - life that involves a garden shed, a circus acrobat, and a much-adored three-year-old charmer.

Anne Fine''s extraordinary talent as a storyteller is wonderfully displayed in this new collection of nine short stories. The stories cover everything from romance to philosophy, with ghostly apparitions and crocheting footballers.

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.

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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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.

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 Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. Anne Fine has dramatized her own humorous novel, Goggle Eyes, for the series.

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

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.

Why does Mrs Mackle think Susan Solly is the worst child ever? Just what did Susan do that was so terrible? And what did it have to do with snails?

Kitty Killin teaches her friend, Helly Johnson, about friendship and stepfathers.