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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins The Limited

ISBN-100007121539

ISBN-139780007121533

eBay Product ID (ePID)48317140

Product Key Features

Book TitleFruit and Nutcase

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSocial Themes / Bullying, Family / Parents, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings

Publication Year2002

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorJean Ure

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight4.6 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsFruit and Nutcase"...this is an upbeat yet gritty story about the tenacity of love and the fact that life is never perfect."Scotland on Sunday Becky Bananas"...the writing transcends any trace of heaviness"Guardian, Fruit and Nutcaseâ€¦this is an upbeat yet gritty story about the tenacity of love and the fact that life is never perfect.Scotland on Sunday Becky Bananasâ€¦the writing transcends any trace of heavinessGuardian

Grade FromFourth Grade

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal823.914

SynopsisThe third title in Jean Ure's acclaimed series of humorous, delightful and poignant stories written in the form of diaries and letters which make them immediately accessible to children. This is the story of how Mandy learns to cope with her untidy life and finally emerges triumphant. 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 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 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'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. Hilariously illustrated by Mick Brownfield., The third title in Jean Ure's acclaimed series of humorous, delightful and poignant stories written in the form of diaries and letters which make them immediately accessible to children. This is the story of how Mandy learns to cope with her untidy life and finally emerges triumphant. 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 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 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'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. Hilariously illustrated by Mick Brownfield., The third title in Jean Ure's acclaimed series of humorous, delightful and poignant stories written in the form of diaries and letters which make them immediately accessible to children.