Mary Tucker – författare

The life of young Kelly-Jane is turned upside down when her Aunt Hilda Bock comes to stay.Kelly-Jane is ten-and-a-half years old and thinks that life can’t get any worse. The kids at school don’t like her, her teacher is mad with her and even the school principal thinks she’s a loser. And then Kelly-Jane’s Aunt Hilda Bock from Humpty Doo arrives, and everything changes. She even has to share her bedroom with her crazy aunt! But when she is given a special amulet to hang around her neck, Kelly-Jane begins to wonder if Aunt Hilda Bock has special magical powers. Can she solve Kelly-Jane’s problems? And what is the secret of the Red Snapper Inn?Aunt Hilda Bock and the Red Snapper Inn is a wonderfully creative children’s tale from much-loved writer MARY TUCKER.

A novel for young readers about a girl coping with the changes that come with growing up.Brandie has just turned twelve and now everything seems to be different. Her body is changing in strange ways and her father suddenly expects her to behave like a young lady. Worst of all, Brandie and her mother just can’t agree about anything, and when her mum decides it’s time for her to learn all about the facts of life, she really freaks out! Then Brandie’s mother gives her some letters she wrote to her imaginary daughter when she was Brandie''s age, and through the letters, mother and daughter finally begin to understand each other.Other books from Mary Tucker include A LIFE OF MY OWN and AUNT HILDA BOCK AND THE RED SNAPPER INN.

What would you do when your life has been turned upside down?Charlotte Daye is alone and angry. She has been physically abandoned by her mother and emotionally abandoned by her father. It seems nobody cares about her anymore. And her world is changing so fast. Her best friend tells her all she needs is a boyfriend. But Charlotte is afraid of loving, afraid of suffering more heartache, afraid of what her new life will bring.A Life of My Own is a stirring novel of teenage anguish and hope from the author of BEING BRANDIE.