My Friend Twigs
By (Author) Cliff McNish
Hachette Children's Group
Orion Children's Books
28th July 2015
4th June 2015
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
224
Width 131mm, Height 198mm, Spine 19mm
220g
When her gran dies, Jess inherits Twigs - a talking cockatoo! Huge and hilarious, Twigs is Jess's best friend and, now she's starting at a new school, Jess needs a friend more than ever.
But - Squawwwwk! - Twigs is noisy, and he's pushing Jess's dad to breaking point. Jess promised her gran she'd take care of Twigs, but can she make the new friends she needs to save the bird she loves A heartwarming new story about the power of friendship from the author of GOING HOME, Cliff McNish.GOING HOME is a fresh "buddy movie" told with smart repartee about a bunch of no-hopers in a dogs home who still deserve a chance - THE SUNDAY TIMES on GOING HOME
Cliff McNish was born in Sunderland, but has spent most of his life in the southeast of England. His daughter Rachel loved listening to his stories from an early age. THE DOOMSPELL started as one of these. 'But before I knew what was happening,' says Cliff, 'the whole magical world of Ithrea just wanted to come to life in a bigger way. It wanted to live!'