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  • Published: 15 October 2014
  • ISBN: 9780552572866
  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $24.99

The Book Of The Banshee




An acute observation of the explosive nature of adolescence, from multi award-winning author Anne Fine.

It's war in the Flowers household. Will's sister Estelle has turned overnight into a screaming, screeching banshee whose moods explode throughout the household. Mum and Dad have surrendered. Inspired by an author visit to his school, Will decides to keep a record of his life on the front line . . .

  • Published: 15 October 2014
  • ISBN: 9780552572866
  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

Anne Fine

Anne Fine is one of our most distinguished writers for children. She has written over fifty highly acclaimed books and has won numerous awards, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and both the Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year and the Carnegie Medal twice over. Anne was appointed the Children’s Laureate from 2001-3, and her work has been translated into over forty languages. In 2003 she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded an OBE. Anne lives in County Durham.

Anne Fine was born and educated in the Midlands, and now lives in County Durham. She has written numerous highly acclaimed and prize-winning books for children and adults.
Her novel 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, and was adapted for television by the BBC; Flour Babies won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Bill's New Frock won a Smarties Prize, and Madame Doubtfire has become a major feature film starring Robin Williams. Anne was the Children's Laureate 2001 - 2003 and won an OBE in 2003.

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Praise for The Book Of The Banshee

Craftily plotted

Observer

A fearless novelist

Independent

A children's writer of rare gifts

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