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Author: Fine, Anne, Dupasquier, Philippe

Reading age: from c 7 years

Published on 8 February 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers (Farshore) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 112 pages
201 x 130 x 8 | 86g

A classic children’s book from best-loved Bill’s New Frock author, former Children’s Laureate Anne Fine. Perfect for readers aged between 7 and 9 and fans of The Midnight Gang and Pamela Butchart’s Wigglesbottom Primary series.

It’s Ivan’s first day at his new school, and Boris is told to look after him, and translate for him, because Ivan can only speak Russian. After all, St Edmund’s is a civilized school. Only problem is, Ivan isn’t civilized. So when Ivan starts greeting people as ‘lowly shivering worms’, and asking for words in English like ‘crush’ and ‘mutilate’, Boris realises that he’s going to have his work cut out for him. And that’s just the start of the day …

Anne Fine’s fun school stories have been delighting children for more than 20 years, winning her awards such as the Smarties Book Award and Carnegie Medal along the way.