
How To Get What You Want by Peony Pinker
Jenny Alexander(Author)
A & C Black (Childrens books) (Publisher)
Published on 1. March 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-4081-3287-6 (ISBN)
Description
Everyone in Peony Pinker's family wants something. Her dad,
a sports reporter on the local paper, wants to get out of doing the problem
page while the agony aunt is missing; her mum wants to stop working at the
garden centre where all the plants keep dying; and her big sister
Primrose wants to be called Annabel. What Peony wants most in the world - even
more than she wants a dog - is to stop Primrose's nasty new best friend Bianca
from being horrible to her. When Mr Kaminski next door
tells them the secret of how to get what you want, Peony decides it's time to
put a stop to Bianca at last. But can she get what she really wants?
a sports reporter on the local paper, wants to get out of doing the problem
page while the agony aunt is missing; her mum wants to stop working at the
garden centre where all the plants keep dying; and her big sister
Primrose wants to be called Annabel. What Peony wants most in the world - even
more than she wants a dog - is to stop Primrose's nasty new best friend Bianca
from being horrible to her. When Mr Kaminski next door
tells them the secret of how to get what you want, Peony decides it's time to
put a stop to Bianca at last. But can she get what she really wants?
Reviews / Votes
"The book seeks humour in the mismatch between the way Peony responds to life and the way those around her do, and Jenny has a wonderful grasp of contemporary language. Her characters ring true, without being stereotypical. Good writing can find a lively, Cornish 11-year-old in us all." * Cornwall Today * "A very funny, hectic story with well rounded likable characters" * Primary Times *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
3184 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-3287-6 (9781408132876)
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Additional editions

Jenny Alexander
How To Get What You Want by Peony Pinker
E-Book
02/2013
1st Edition
A & C Black (Childrens books)
€6.49
Available for download

Jenny Alexander
How To Get What You Want by Peony Pinker
E-Book
02/2013
1st Edition
A & C Black (Childrens books)
€6.49
Available for download
Person
Jenny Alexander is a
well-established author of over 100 fiction and non fiction children's
titles. Jenny has written prolifically on the theme of bullying, and
has previously published non-fiction titles with A&C Black such as Going up! The No-Worries Guide to Secondary School and How 2 B Happy, a self-help book for children suffering from anxiety. The Peony Pinker titles are her first fiction titles for A&C Black.
well-established author of over 100 fiction and non fiction children's
titles. Jenny has written prolifically on the theme of bullying, and
has previously published non-fiction titles with A&C Black such as Going up! The No-Worries Guide to Secondary School and How 2 B Happy, a self-help book for children suffering from anxiety. The Peony Pinker titles are her first fiction titles for A&C Black.