Next to Alice
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Next to Alice
By (Author) Anne Fine
Illustrated by Gareth Conway
HarperCollins Publishers
Barrington Stoke Ltd
4th April 2023
2nd February 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: School, education and teachers
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and grow
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
64
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 4mm
120g
Description
At first Ben doesn't want to sit next to Alice in the classroom. She's scary and tells him off for his squigglydrawing and poor handwriting. She even points out his bad t able manners. But when Ben starts to takeAlice's advice, he realises that she might have a point and discovers that sitting next to her isn't so badafter all.
Reviews
"At its heart, Next to Alice is a story about not judging people too quickly ... [Gareth Conway's artwork] complements the story beautifully ... it really does illustrate why Fine is considered one of the best children's writers around." -- Trans-Scribe, blog
"Anne Fine successfully treads the fine line between showing her readers how, with a little effort, life can be rewarding without preaching or becoming didactic in tone." -- A Library Lady, blog
Author Bio
Anne Fine OBE FRSL is an English writer. Although best known for children's books, she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and she was appointed an OBE in 2003.
