Language | English |
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ISBN-13 | 9780330410120 |
No of pages | 200 |
Font Size | Medium |
Book Publisher | Macmillan |
Published Date | 03 Jan 2003 |
(born 10 May 1968) is a British author of children's books. Her novel The Mum Hunt won the Red House Children's Book Award for Younger Readers in 2019, and another, My Mum's from Planet Pluto, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal in the same year.
Her other popular books for younger children include the Fairy Dust series, the first of which was an Ottobar’s Book of the Month choice, and the Mermaid Magic trilogy.
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Esmie is a twelve-year-old girl with big plans for her lonely-hearts dad. A funny, touching family story. Esmie's mum died when she was a baby, and she's been brought up single-handedly by her policeman dad.
Esmie knows her dad is lonely. He works incredibly long hours, and seems to be married to his job. But Esmie is sure that there's room for love in his life.
So, with the help of her au pair Juliette and a lonely-hearts ad, she sets out to find the perfect partner for her dad.