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Casson Family: Caddy's World Hilary McKay

Casson Family: Caddy's World By Hilary McKay

Casson Family: Caddy's World by Hilary McKay


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Summary

From the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2018. Meet Saffy, Indigo, Rose and Caddy Casson. Hilary McKay's colourful characters and hilarious stories will make you wish you were part of the family!

Casson Family: Caddy's World Summary

Casson Family: Caddy's World: Book 6 by Hilary McKay

From the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2018. Meet Saffy, Indigo, Rose and Caddy Casson. This colourful and hilarious series will make you wish you were part of the family!

Best friends, boyfriends, problem parents, pink hair. Brothers, sisters, fireworks and unexpected babies. Welcome to Caddy's World.

Travel back to when Caddy was a young girl and Rose had not been born, in this moving and comical prequel to the award-winning Saffy's Angel.

'Full of warmth, vitality and irrepressible good humour' Guardian

Saffy's Angel won the Whitbread Children's Book Award, and book 3, Permanent Rose, was shortlisted for the same award, celebrating McKay's talent for conveying the anarchic bedlam of family life.

Casson Family: Caddy's World Reviews

Hilary McKay, the best writer of child dialogue around at the moment... Glorious novel from a true master of her craft. * Independent *
A triumph of humour, emotion and realism. * Daily Mail *
Caddy's world is saturated with colour, style and romance, with even the most mundane detail given a witty lick of polish. * Daily Telegraph *
Caddy's World excels in portraying not only the thoughts and feelings of four 12-year-old girls, but also those of the Casson parents. * The Times *
Unsentimental with soft-centred charm. * Independent on Sunday *
'Hilary McKay, the best writer of child dialogue around at the moment, has come up with another winner.' * Nicholas Tucker, Independent *
'If you haven't read these books, what on earth are you waiting for? You won't find a more endearing, eccentric, maddening and marvellously warm family in any other book, by anyone, ever.' * The Ultimate Book Guide *

REVIEWS FOR THE CASSON FAMILY:
'Witty, warm and humourous ... family reading par excellence.'

* Carousel *
'A crazily fantastic story with loads of mad and hilarious moments.' * Independent on Sunday *
'It does what we hope JK Rowling would do: it makes everything you wish for come true, including the unlikeliest of outcomes.' * Sunday Times *
'Hilary McKay's wittily observed portrayals of family life are full of warmth, vitality and irrepressible good humour.' * Kate Agnew, The Guardian *
'just the sort of crazy family you ache to be a part of.' * The Good Book Guide *
'... we are so fond of this fresh, funny, foolish, wise, real family.' * The Horn Book Magazine *
'... as wild and endearing as ever ... Another charmer for Casson fans.' * Booklist *
'... touching and hiarious. Beautifully crafted descriptive language makes this offering a real gem.' * School Library Journal *
McKay has a genius for domestic comedy. * The Sunday Times *
Hilary McKay's strength lies in her understanding of young people and her ability to evoke them very simply. * The Guardian *
'Warm, witty and wise, with unfeasibly broad appeal and proven anti-depressive properties, i would give this book to 9-year olds, teenagers and their parents.' * Sunday Telegraph *
'... hugely entertaining story effortlessly recreates a tightly knit world, imbued with a strong sense of belonging - a slice of childhood so multi-layered, touching and real that there's something for every child reader to identify with and savour. Here's a book that truly proves the joys to be had from reading.' * Books for Keeps *
Hard to think of a writer for 10-13s who writes so freshly and wisely about family and friends * Sunday Times *

About Hilary McKay

Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, Hilary McKay grew up in a household of readers and read voraciously from an early age. After studying Botany and Zoology at St Andrews University, she went on to work as a biochemist, but always wanted to write. Hilary's novels have won numerous awards including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Smarties Award and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. She lives in a small village in Derbyshire with her family.

Additional information

GOR005868349
9781444905076
1444905074
Casson Family: Caddy's World: Book 6 by Hilary McKay
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hachette Children's Group
20130207
272
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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