Language | English |
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ISBN-10 | 0330507494 |
ISBN-13 | 9780330507493 |
No of pages | 336 |
Font Size | Medium |
Book Publisher | Macmillan Children's Books |
Published Date | 04 Jun 2010 |
Rachal Crompton Lamborn was initially trained as a schoolmistress but later became a popular English writer, best known for her Just William series of books, humorous short stories, and to a lesser extent adult fiction books.
Crompton's fiction centers around family and social life, dwelling on the constraints that they place on individuals while also nurturing them.
This is best seen in her depiction of children as puzzled onlookers of society's ways. Nevertheless, the children, particularly William and his Outlaws, almost always emerge triumphant.
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`If all girls are like that -' said William. `Well, when you think of all the hundreds of girls there must be in the world - well, it makes you feel sick.' William's natural desire to do the right thing leads him into serious trouble, as usual, and when blackmail and kidnapping are involved, it's no surprise. Even when he turns over a new leaf, the consequences are dire. But it's his new neighbor Violet Elizabeth Botti who really causes chaos - and no one will believe that it's not William's fault . . .