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Casson Family: Caddy's World: Book 6

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Go back in time ... Caddy is 12; grappling with school, best friends, first boyfriends, younger siblings and the unexpected arrival of one baby Permanent Rose who has appeared in the world a little sooner than expected. While baby Rose lies in critical condition in hospital, life goes on in the unpredictable, colourful Casson household.

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Praise for Casson Family: Caddy's World

  • Hilary McKay, the best writer of child dialogue around at the moment... Glorious novel from a true master of her craft. - Independent

  • A triumph of humour, emotion and realism. - Daily Mail

  • Caddy's world is saturated with colour, style and romance, with even the most mundane detail given a witty lick of polish. - Daily Telegraph

  • Caddy's World excels in portraying not only the thoughts and feelings of four 12-year-old girls, but also those of the Casson parents. - The Times

  • Unsentimental with soft-centred charm. - Independent on Sunday

  • Hilary McKay, the best writer of child dialogue around at the moment, has come up with another winner. - Nicholas Tucker, Independent

  • If you haven't read these books, what on earth are you waiting for? You won't find a more endearing, eccentric, maddening and marvellously warm family in any other book, by anyone, ever. - The Ultimate Book Guide

  • REVIEWS FOR THE CASSON FAMILY:

  • 'Witty, warm and humourous ... family reading par excellence.' - Carousel

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Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay

Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, Hilary McKay grew up in a household of readers and read voraciously from an early age. After studying Botany and Zoology at St Andrews University she went on to work as a biochemist, but always had a burning desire to write. After the birth of her two children, she decided to give it a go. Hilary now lives in a small village in Derbyshire with her family. When not writing Hilary loves walking, reading, having friends to stay and receiving letters from children.

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