New Releases by Anne Fine

Ruggles is a dog for all seasons. Spring, summer, autumn, winter, each provides plenty of opportunity for him to go roaming. But even an adored pet with wanderlust in his blood can tire of adventuring when there''s a chill in the air outside and a warm hearth indoors.

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.

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.

Melanie knows right away that there’s something different about Imogen, the new girl in her class. Imogen seems to have read every book in their classroom — and Imogen doesn’t just read a story, she seems to feel it, as if the story is actually happening to her. Unlike Imogen and her family, Mel can see that this power is really more of a curse. But how far is Mel willing to go to destroy the magic and free her friend?

Kitty Killin is not only a good storyteller, but also the World''s Greatest Expert when it comes to mothers having new and unwanted boyfriends. Particularly when there''s a danger they might turn into new and unwanted stepfathers...

One stormy night, five stranded schoolchildren uncover the story of Richard Clayton Harwick – a boy who many years ago learned what it was like to have a truly wicked stepfather. But the children have stories of their own step-parents to tell – stories that have warmth and humour, as well as sadness, and a fair share of happy endings. ‘For children who have some similar experience, this novel will be therapeutic; for those who haven’t it’s an absorbing read, to make them laugh and cry’ Sunday Telegraph.

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.

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

Ce n''est pas tous les jours facile d''avoir une mère qui accroche des pendentifs en forme d''araignées à ses oreilles, se teint les cheveux en bleu, se promène en bikini à paillettes et en pantalon bouffant à pois roses, et ne verrait aucun inconvénient à se rendre dans cette tenue à un rendez-vous avec votre directeur d''école. Ce n''est pas facile non plus d''avoir une mère qui passe ses journées à regarder des films à la télé, en mangeant des chips en compagnie de son petit ami, même si ce dernier a suffisamment bon caractère pour apprécier le surnom de Pourri de Malheur, que vous lui avez affectueusement donné. Pourtant Minna, l''héroïne de cette histoire, tient le coup. C''est elle qui pense aux visites chez le dentiste, à changer l''eau du poisson rouge et à terminer toute seule ses devoirs. Ca ne veut d''ailleurs pas dire qu''elle ne s''amuse jamais. Et de toute façon, une maman, c''est toujours une maman !

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.