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Skye and Harry discover Gran isn’t quite as strict as Dad makes out in this funny family story from multi-award-winning author Anne Fine. Skye and Harry are dreading going to visit their gran, as Dad says she was so strict when he was young. He had to do lots of chores, wasn’t allowed much screen time and only had sweet treats on a Sunday! But when they arrive, Gran is much more chilled out than they were expecting. She lets them relax in the garden and play on their games consoles. On their way home, Harry wants to confront his dad, but Skye sees an opportunity. Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 7.

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"""It really does illustrate why Fine is considered one of the best children's writers around."" – TransScribe blog on Next to Alice"

"""The ever-excellent Anne Fine is back with another gentle and humorous tale for emerging and reluctant readers about inter-generational family dynamics."" – The Letterpress Project ""Family relationships are key to children’s experiences and understanding of the world so books like He Says… She Says… are perfect for young readers. Playing with the funny side of intergenerational dynamics, it allows children to think about their own families and appreciate the time they have together."" – Scope for Imagination"

""The ever-excellent Anne Fine is back with another gentle and humorous tale for emerging and reluctant readers about inter-generational family dynamics."" – The Letterpress Project ""Family relationships are key to children’s experiences and understanding of the world so books like He Says… She Says… are perfect for young readers. Playing with the funny side of intergenerational dynamics, it allows children to think about their own families and appreciate the time they have together."" – Scope for Imagination

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An acclaimed and award-winning author of books for both adults and children, Anne Fine was the second Waterstones Children's Laureate holding the post from 2001 to 2003. Fine began writing in the 1970's and since then has written more than seventy books for children of all ages as well as novels for adults. Amongst her best-known works are Goggle-Eyes, which won both the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the coveted Carnegie Medal, Flour Babies, which also won the Carnegie, Madame Doubtfire, later adapted into the hit children's film Mrs Doubtfire, and Bill's New Frock. In 2003 Anne Fine was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded an OBE.

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