Sarah Forbes richt zich op persoonlijke verhalen en het ontdekken van intieme waarheden in het dagelijks leven. Haar stijl is zowel poëtisch als toegankelijk, waarbij ze vloeiend schakelt tussen schijnbaar alledaagse details en diepere emotionele resonanties. Met haar werk nodigt ze lezers uit om na te denken over de complexiteit van menselijke verbindingen en de stille kracht van de momenten in het leven. Haar verhalen zijn een verkenning van veerkracht en de schoonheid die te vinden is in alledaagse ervaringen.
Elspeth has escaped the clutches of the dastardly Miss Crabb and her sidekick Gladys Goulash and she's determined to find her parents once and for all. Elspeth sets off on their trail, with the help of her best friend Rory and his snooty butler, Mr Tunnock. But she hasn't seen the last of her stinky enemies...
Now Elspeth is finally free of the School for Show-offs, she's on a desperate mission to find her parents. But she hasn't seen the last of Miss Crabb and her sidekick, the foul Gladys Goulash, and they're desperate for revenge.
Elspeth Hart and the School for Show-offsis the first adventure featuring the fabulous Elspeth Hart, a modern heroine with doodles on her trainers and unstoppable determination. Can you imagine never being allowed to play outside, dear reader? How about sleeping in a wardrobe every night? That's what life is like for Elspeth Hart. Ever since her parents were tragically washed away in a flood, poor Elspeth has been forced to live with her disgusting aunt, Miss Crabb, in the attic of the Pandora Pants School for Show-offs. Elspeth spends her days sweeping up mouse droppings, washing filthy pots and dodging Tatiana Firensky, the most horrible show-off of all. But what Elspeth doesn't know is that things are about to change... A fast-paced and funny story from a fresh new voice in children's fiction, Elspeth Hart's quirky adventures will delight fans of David Walliams, Lemony Snicket and Roald Dahl.
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