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Forever Rose
Series: Casson Family
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See moreReturn to the world of Saffy's Angel with the fifth book in the laugh-out-loud Casson Family series.
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Forever Rose is the fifth book in Hilary McKay's hilarious and award-winning Casson Family series.
It's tough being the youngest.
Rose comes home to a dark, quiet, empty house every day—her sisters and brother are always so busy. Indigo has his guitar lessons and paper round, Saffy is off with Sarah, and who knows where Caddy is since she disappeared with Michael's postcards.
School isn't any better. Exams are looming, and the vindictive Mr Spencer has cancelled Christmas!
When will Rose get the "happy ever after" she has read about in books?
Follow the family's adventures in the rest of the beloved series: Saffy's Angel, Indigo's Star, Permanent Rose, Caddy Ever After and Caddy's World.
Series: Casson Family
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Caddy Ever After
Caddy Ever After is the fourth book in Hilary McKay's laugh-out-loud, award-winning Casson Family series. It's Valentine's Day and everything's changing. Indigo's in love and wants to do something special to win over Sarah. Saffy has a strange new boyfriend who teaches her all about the stars, and Caddy has fallen in love and is getting married... but not to...Paperback$1799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Caddy's World
Caddy's World is the prequel to Hilary McKay's laugh-out-loud, award-winning Casson Family series. Best friends, boyfriends, problem parents, pink hair. Brothers, sisters, fireworks and unexpected babies. Welcome to Caddy's World. Travel back to when Caddy was a young girl and Rose had not been born, in this moving and comical prequel to the award-winning Saffy's Angel. Follow the family's adventures...Paperback$1799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Forever Rose
Forever Rose is the fifth book in Hilary McKay's hilarious and award-winning Casson Family series. It's tough being the youngest. Rose comes home to a dark, quiet, empty house every day—her sisters and brother are always so busy. Indigo has his guitar lessons and paper round, Saffy is off with Sarah, and who knows where Caddy is since she disappeared...Paperback$1799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
Praised for being stylishly written, insightful, and often very funny, Forever Rose captures the intricacies of family life with warmth and wit. Reviews highlight its multi-layered portrayal of childhood and broad appeal across age groups, describing it as entertaining, touching, and brilliantly domestic comedy-filled.
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ISBN: 9781529033274
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 March 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 195.0mm
Weight: 202g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Hilary McKay won the Costa Children's Book Award for The Skylarks' War, the Guardian Fiction Prize for The Exiles, and the Smarties and the Whitbread Award for The Exiles in Love and Saffy's Angel respectively. Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales was her first book with Macmillan Children's Books and is a critically acclaimed collection of clever retellings.
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