
Fruitloops and Dipsticks
Ulf Stark(Author)
Penelope Todd(Editor)
Gecko Press
Published on 27. August 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
152 pages
978-1-877467-58-5 (ISBN)
Description
When Simone's new teacher mistakes her for a boy called Simon, the trouble really begins - and it doesn't stop! Simone is constantly getting into trouble, even though she doesn't mean to (most of the time). Fruitloops and Dipsticks is a laugh-out-loud coming-of-age novel about a tough (but sensitive) girl (who's pretending to be a boy) who comes to accept her family's - and her own - eccentricities, and learns a lot about life and love along the way. 'This is an extraordinarily good book. It's so rich; it's full of really strong characters and relationships - grandfather, mother, mother's new boyfriend, teacher, new classmates, first boyfriend/girlfriend - told through the eyes of a 12-year-old girl. Ulf Stark can do everything in just one sentence: happy and sad, dry and funny. Julia Marshall, publisher 'I love how this book is cheekily subversive and so good-hearted; it exactly captures how it feels to be twelve - when you realise that the adults in your life are a bit embarrassing and flawed (but you still need and love them), and you get your first crush (but are determined not to get all mushy about it). I really stand behind this book, and can't recommend it highly enough.
It's hilarious and absurd and completely realistic! I can't imagine anyone not loving it.' Jane Arthur, assistant publisher
It's hilarious and absurd and completely realistic! I can't imagine anyone not loving it.' Jane Arthur, assistant publisher
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wellington
New Zealand
Target group
Children/juvenile
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
185 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-877467-58-5 (9781877467585)
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Ulf Stark has written around 30 books for children and young adults, as well as a number of film, TV and theatre scripts. He has won many prizes in Sweden and internationally. Books by Ulf Stark have been translated into more than 20 languages and he has twice been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen prize.