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Anne Fine read Politics and History at Warwick and then became a teacher. Her first novel was published in 1975 and today she is one of the UK's most successful children's writers. She has won many awards including two Carnegie Medals, the Guardian Fiction Prize, two Whitbread Prizes and a Smarties Prize. GOGGLE EYES was serialised on TV and MADAME DOUBTFIRE became a hit Hollywood movie. Anne lives in County Durham.
Rupert and his puppy Roly go to Great Aunt Ada's, while his parents go to a funeral. At first, she seems rather stern; she disapproves of his untrained puppy, and Rupert has to watch his manners. When she insists that he has a rest after lunch, the naughty puppy is shut in a room with Gordon the parrot, whose stream of strange phrases has a surprising effect on him. The tongue-in-cheek humour will appeal to this age group. (7-9 yrs) (Kirkus UK)
