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Books for Ages 9-12
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The Button Bottle
Published by: Hodder ISBN 978-0340984222
An overanxious boy worries that his spendthrift mother and sister will lead them to financial ruin. He discovers a button that he is convinced is valuable, but how does he wrest it from the hands of his annoying sister and artsy mother?
I really liked writing this story. I based it on something I saw on Antiques Roadshow - both the button and the owl statue that ultimately saves them. I liked the sibling rivalry and the things the boy does to ensure his mother doesn't blow her salary on lottery tickets.
Awards This book received the Jolly Fine Award for Superb Narrative from The Helen Brain Literature Foundation.
And the Nestle Crunchie Award
and it is line for the Magnum of Veuve Cliquot Award, awarded annually by the Mowbray Ladies Guild for a children's book of outstanding quality.
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