Prim Improper by Deirdre Sullivan
The first book in the Primrose Leary trilogy from the multi-awarding author of Tangleweed and Brine. Primrose Leary has just started secondary school. Likes: her pet rat, Roderick; her best friend, Joel; being a little bit different (but not in the weird different sense – she wouldn’t like to be the only bald girl in her class or the only girl who always smelled of ham, or anything). Dislikes: living with Fintan (her moustachioed dad); the boy-school that Joel’s toddled off to without her; not having her mum around any more. Hilariously and cleverly written, Prim Improper is the debut novel from Deirdre Sullivan. ‘Hilariously written, very clever and an original, addictive read.’ — Mary Esther Judy, bookseller ‘So original … It had a sort of addictive quality to it – like you couldn’t put it down!’ Bríd, 14‘Written with a light touch and a good ear for teenage vernacularIt should strike a chord with girls who know just how hard it is to be 13.’
* Inis Magazine *‘The best children’s-fiction debut I’ve read in a long time … Few authors can write hilarious books about serious subjects without awkward shifts in tone, but Sullivan pulls it off brilliantly … one of the most entertaining books that I’ve read this year.’
-- Anna Carey * The Irish Times *Deirdre Sullivan is from Galway and is now living in Dublin, where she works as a teacher.
Her hugely acclaimed Tangleweed and Brine, a collection of feminist retellings of classic fairytales, won the Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year Award in 2018 and Young Adult Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards 2017. Previously, her novel Needlework had won the Honour Award for Fiction at the Children’s Books Ireland Awards in 2017.
Sullivan's Primrose Leary series was also widely praised; two of the Prim books were shortlisted for the Children’s Books Ireland Awards; and the final one, Primperfect, was also shortlisted for the European Prize for Literature.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781848409484 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848409486 |
| Title | Prim Improper |
| Author | Deirdre Sullivan |
| Series | Primrose Leary Trilogy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little Island |
| Year published | 2010-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 250 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Children's Books Ireland Awards 2011 (Ireland) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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