Charlie Lewis Plays for Time (FF Childrens Classics)

Charlie Lewis Plays for Time (FF Childrens Classics)

by Gene Kemp (Author)

Synopsis

For Charlie Lewis and his friends in class 4M - the dynamic Trish Moffatt and her strange twin Rocket - the last term at Cricklepit Combined School could have been fun. That is, if the beloved Mr Merchant hadn't been replaced by the unbearable Mr Carter.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 128
Edition: FF Childrens Classics
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 16 Oct 2000

ISBN 10: 0571206506
ISBN 13: 9780571206506
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

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.