ANNE FINE
This is the official web site of Anne Fine, the second Children's Laureate and a distinguished prize-winning writer for children of all ages, with over fifty books to her credit. She has also written for adults to considerable critical acclaim. This site has news and information about Anne, and showcases her books.
On The Wall
Can you find happiness anywhere? Anywhere at all?
Amid the frantic bustle of breaktime, Finley Tandy sits peacefully on the wall.
Mr Goodhew, watching from the staffroom, can't help but wonder at the boy's gift for stillness, and his seemingly cast-iron happiness.
But maybe tranquility can be catching. Because gradually everyone in the school comes to appreciate what Finley's long silences can offer. Even Juliet finds answers to her crushing worries when she's close to Finley, up on the wall.
On The Wall has been chosen by EmpathyLab for inclusion in its #ReadforEmpathy booklist. Anne explains:
Why has the sheer importance of empathy come to the fore in recent years? Why do we care so much about a concept that had seemed to be left to itself for so long?
Perhaps because there has been so much change and upheaval for our young people
Anne Fine
Anne Fine Stats: The highest rated book by Anne Fine on Book Notification is Notso Hotso, the 23rd novel in the Anne Fine Children's Short Stories series. The second-highest rated book is Fly in the Ointment, a Standalone novel.
The most read book by Anne Fine on Book Notification is Flour Babies, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Killer Cat Strikes Back (The Killer Cat #3).
Below is a complete list of Anne Fine books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.
List of Genie Trilogy Books in Publication Order
List of Jamie and Angus Books in Publication Order
List of The Killer Cat Books in Publication Order
List of Adult Standalone Novels in Publication Order
List of Children's Standalone Novels in Publication Order
List of Children's Short Stories in Publication Order
List of Chapter Books in Publication Order
List of Picture Books in Publication Order
List of Collections in Publication Order
List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order
List of Dramascripts Books in Publication Order
Books By Anne Fine - Author
Former Children’s Laureate Anne Fine has written over seventy books for children and won many prizes and accolades, including twice winning the Carnegie Medal. She began to write after the birth of her first child, when she was unable to get to the library to change her books in a snowstorm, and she hasn’t stopped since. Her writing very often tackles serious social issues (Anne studied Politics and History at university) but can also be laugh-out-loud funny and her range is demonstrated by the successes of Madam Doubtfire and Goggle Eyes.
Anne has often been described as ‘outspoken’ but in On The Wall she explores how we can all benefit from a little peace and quiet: something she learned to treasure as a child, growing up in a small house with four siblings.
Anne Fine was our Guest Editor in July
Among her many other prizes are the Smarties Prize for Bill’s New Frock, a second Whitbread Award for The Tulip Touch, a silver Nestle prize for Ivan the Terrible, and many other regional and foreign awards.
In and again in she was voted Publishing News’ Children’s Author of
Anne Fine
Anne Fine is a distinguished writer for children of all ages, with over forty books to her credit. As well as being chosen as Children's Laureate in , she is twice winner of the Carnegie Medal, Britain's most coveted children's literature award, and has also won the Guardian Children's Literature Award, the Whitbread Children's Novel Award twice, and a Smarties Prize. She won the Publishing News Children's Author of the Year Award in and again in
Her books for older children include the award winning The Tulip Touch and Goggle-Eyes, which was adapted for television by the BBC. Twentieth Century Fox filmed her novel Madame Doubtfire as Mrs Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams. Her books for younger children include Bill's New Frock and How to Write Really Badly. Her work has been translated into twenty-five languages.
Anne Fine has also written for adults. Her novels The Killjoy, Taking the Devil's Advice, In Cold Domain, Telling Liddy and, most recently, All Bones and Lies, have been published to considerable critical acclaim.
Anne Fine has two grown up daughters, and lives in County Durham.
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