Goggle-Eyes
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Goggle-Eyes
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Anne Fine
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Series | A Puffin Book |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780241321676
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Audience | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Random House Children's UK
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Imprint |
Puffin
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Publication Date |
6 June 2019 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Anne Fine's award-winning story is perfect for A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime Kitty Killin is not just a brilliant story-teller, but also the World's Great Expert when it comes to mothers having new and unwelcome boyfriends. So it's no surprise that she's the one chosen to sort out classmate Helly, who's gone into meltdown. Kitty decides to share her story about old Goggle-eyes - possibly one of the worst episodes in her life...
Author Biography
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.
ReviewsGoggle-Eyes is a winner: witty, sensitive and warm-hearted - a lovely book * Guardian * This author is too much of a treasure to be reserved for children alone * Independent *
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