by Robert Westall, Martin Salisbury · Egmont Childrens Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9780434976836
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«Size Twelve» is a children's story by Robert Westall and Martin Salisbury, published by Egmont Childrens Books in hardback, 64 pages, in English.
In a troubled school, with unruly pupils and desperate teachers, a large black cat suddenly appears. The animal befriends the fearsome Taffy Thomas and, between the two of them, they turn the school upside down until the future looks promising again.
Part of the Superchamp Books collection. Published in 1993; Martin Salisbury is credited as illustrator.
Aimed at child and young adult readers, especially those who enjoy stories set in schools and featuring animals.
Robert Atkinson Westall was an English author and teacher known for fiction aimed at children and young people. Some of the latter cover complex, dark, and adult themes. He has been called "the dean of British war novelists". His first book, The Machine Gunners, won the 1975 Carnegie Medal for the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject. It was named among the top ten Medal-winners at the 70th anniversary celebration in 2007. Westall also won a second Carnegie, a Smarties Prize, and the once-in-a-lifetime Guardian Prize.
