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Just Ferret

Just Ferret

by Gene Kemp (Author)

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    Hardcover 1990

    $3.62
Synopsis

A new book from the author of The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler, a Carnegie Medal winner. This book tells the story of a child who has reading difficulties and who believes he is dyslexic. This serious topic is treated amidst a normal plot and storyline with a local history sub-theme.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 126
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 22 Jan 1990
ISBN 10: 0571142869
ISBN 13: 9780571142866

Author Bio
Gene Kemp has established herself as one of the most inventive and imaginative of British children's writers. She was born in 1926 and grew up in Staffordshire. After studying at Exeter University she taught, married and had three children. She is best-known for her Cricklepit School stories, including The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler, a winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Children's Rights Award, Charlie Lewis Plays for Time, which was runner-up for the Whitbread Award in 1985, and Just Ferret, which was a runner-up for the Smarties Award in 1990. In addition, she has written The Clock Tower Ghost, Jason Bodger and the Priory Ghost (short stories) and a poetry anthology. She also writes for TV and radio. In 1984 she was awarded an honorary degree for her books, which have been translated into numerous languages. She lives in Devon.