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How to Get What You Want by Peony Pinker by Jenny Alexander

Everyone in Peony Pinker's family wants something. Her dad, a sports reporter on the local paper, wants to get out of doing the problem page while the agony aunt is missing; her mum wants to stop working at the garden centre where all the plants keep dying; and her big sister Primrose wants to be called Annabel. What Peony wants most in the world - even more than she wants a dog - is to stop Primrose's nasty new best friend Bianca from being horrible to her.  But can she get what she wants?

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The book seeks humour in the mismatch between the way Peony responds to life and the way those around her do, and Jenny has a wonderful grasp of contemporary language. Her characters ring true, without being stereotypical. Good writing can find a lively, Cornish 11-year-old in us all. Cornwall Today A very funny, hectic story with well rounded likable characters Primary Times

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About The Author

Jenny Alexander is a well-established author of over 100 fiction and non fiction children's titles. Jenny has written prolifically on the theme of bullying and has previously published non-fiction titles with A&C Black such as Going up! The No-Worries Guide to Secondary School and How 2 B Happy, a self-help book for children suffering from anxiety. The Peony Pinker titles are her first fiction titles for A&C Black.

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