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Prim Improper

Deirdre Sullivan author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little Island

Published:30th Mar '10

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The first book in the Primrose Leary trilogy from the multi-awarding author of Tangleweed and Brine.

Primrose Leary has just started secondary school.

Likes: her pet rat, Roderick; her best friend, Joel; being a little bit different (but not in the weird different sense – she wouldn’t like to be the only bald girl in her class or the only girl who always smelled of ham, or anything).

Dislikes: living with Fintan (her moustachioed dad); the boy-school that Joel’s toddled off to without her; not having her mum around any more. Hilariously and cleverly written, Prim Improper is the debut novel from Deirdre Sullivan.

‘Hilariously written, very clever and an original, addictive read.’ — Mary Esther Judy, bookseller

‘So original … It had a sort of addictive quality to it – like you couldn’t put it down!’ Bríd, 14

‘Written with a light touch and a good ear for teenage vernacular. It should strike a chord with girls who know just how hard it is to be 13.’

* Inis Magazine *

‘The best children’s-fiction debut I’ve read in a long time … Few authors can write hilarious books about serious subjects without awkward shifts in tone, but Sullivan pulls it off brilliantly … one of the most entertaining books that I’ve read this year.’ 

-- Anna Carey * The Irish Tim

  • Short-listed for Children's Books Ireland Awards 2011 (Ireland)

ISBN: 9781848409484

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 16mm

Weight: 250g

250 pages