by Anne Fine · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780241396797
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«Flour Babies» is Anne Fine's young adult novel, published by Puffin in paperback in 2017, in English.
At a school, Mr. Cartwright proposes a peculiar project to his class: to care for a flour baby for three weeks and be responsible for it. Simon Martin, a troublesome student, discovers that looking after that flour 'child' demands unexpected dedication. The experience leads him to value empathy, patience and caring for others.
The Puffin Books edition published in 2017 corresponds to ISBN 9780241396797; it falls within the Children's and Young Adult category.
Aimed at preteens, it combines school comedy with a reflection on responsibility and the transition to maturity.
Anne Fine is an English writer. She is best known for writing children's books, although she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and she was appointed an OBE in 2003.
