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Mandy's teacher suggests that she should record her life story, when it's obvious that she can't write properly. So, she tells of her life spent with loving but irresponsible parents, a gran who thinks they're unfit, and all her troubles and woes.
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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.
About the Author
Jean Ure went to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and her love of ballet and theatre have inspired many of her books, not least the acclaimed A Proper Little Nooryeff. The Puppy Present, written for younger children, was shortlisted for the Children's Book Award. Jean was born in Surrey where she still lives, in a three-hundred-year-old house, with her husband and family f rescued dogs and cats. She is a vegan and is committed to animals rights.
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HarperCollinsChildrensBooks, 1999
ISBN 10: 0006751490
ISBN 13: 9780006751496
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Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Seller Inventory # CHL10370999
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Seller: Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Brownfield, Mick (illustrator). Reprint; First Printing. Some reading and cover creases, lightly sunned spine, some foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; Nice tight copy, no names inside. ; The Diary Series; Vol. 3; B&W Illustrations; 160 pages; Mandy Small has trouble writing so her teacher, Cat, suggests 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! But Mandy learns to cope with her untidy life and finally emerges triumphant. Mass Market PB. Seller Inventory # 24080
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