Too Nice
Published on 9. May 2024
120 pages
978-0-00-870075-1 (ISBN)
Description
Abby struggles to adjust when her dad's new girlfiend comes to live with them in this sensitive and touching story from Sally Nicholls.
Abby is used to it being just her and her dad at home, but now her dad's new girlfriend Jen is moving in and everything is changing. It's not like Jen is an evil stepmother, though. Instead, Abby's problem is that Jen is just too nice! She constantly compliments Abby on everything from her appearance to her schoolwork, and Abby finds it fake and claustrophobic. But how can she explain to her dad how she feels when Jen hasn't really done anything wrong?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.
Abby is used to it being just her and her dad at home, but now her dad's new girlfriend Jen is moving in and everything is changing. It's not like Jen is an evil stepmother, though. Instead, Abby's problem is that Jen is just too nice! She constantly compliments Abby on everything from her appearance to her schoolwork, and Abby finds it fake and claustrophobic. But how can she explain to her dad how she feels when Jen hasn't really done anything wrong?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.
Reviews / Votes
"Nicholls, in this short novel, deftly explores the emotions a child feels in adjusting to a new family member. Anyone who has experienced this adjustment will feel deeply for Abby." - Books for Keeps"This is a lovely story that talks about family in a way that is very approachable and understandable ... A must have for the empathy collection in your library." - The School Librarian
"Beautifully handled, this is a story that evokes empathy for ... Abby, Dad and Jen. Each of them is struggling, loving, trying to get it right ... and finally succeeding. Who knew that 'adults are human beinsg too'?!" - An Awfully Big Blog Adventure
"This story shows how important acceptance, understanding and empathy are in how we develop relationships with new people in our lives." - Scope for Imagination
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Young adult
Reading Age: 8 years
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
0,58 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-00-870075-1 (9780008700751)
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Sally Nicholls is the highly-acclaimed author of several books for children. She has been nominated for numerous awards and has won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Independent Booksellers Week Award. She lives in Oxford.
