Permanent Rose Award-winning author by Hilary McKay (author)

Permanent Rose. A clear, warm colour that glows with its own lively brightness, no matter how thinly spread. A colour that does not fade. There had been a Permanent Rose-coloured sky on the morning that Rose was born.

Permanent Rose is the baby of the family. When she was born she was so frail everyone thought she would die, but Rose fought back – and now, even though she is the smallest in the family, defiant Rose has the biggest, strongest will of all. But now Rose’s special friend Tom has flown back to America. Rose can’t understand why he’s not been in touch. A long, hot summer lies ahead… but without Tom, each day feels a million years long. Her family seem to have given up on him. But Permanent Rose wants Tom back, and she knows that where there’s a will, there’s a way… Brave, wild, comical, plucky and proud, Rose is a heroine to blow you away. The third unforgettable book in the Casson family saga.

“Permanent Rose is the antidote to everything that’s bad in children’s books” The Sunday Telegraph

“From the opening scene … McKay’s third story about the vibrant Casson family is entrancing.” The Guardian

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780340882436

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 4.7; Middle years; 6.0 points

Other details

224 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay was born in Boston, Lincolnshire and is the eldest of four girls. From a very early age she read voraciously and grew up in a household of readers. Hilary says of herself as a child “I anaesthetised myself against the big bad world with large doses of literature. The local library was as familiar to me as my own home.”

After reading Botany and Zoology at St. Andrew’s University Hilary then went on to work as a biochemist in an Analysis Department. Hilary enjoyed the work but at the same time had a burning desire to write. After the birth of her two children, Hilary wanted to devote more time to bringing up her children and writing so decided to leave her job.

One of the best things about being a writer, says Hilary, is receiving letters from children. She wishes that she had written to authors as a child, but it never occurred to her to contact them!

Hilary has written many books but is probably best known for the award-winning Casson family series.

Hilary now lives in a small village in Derbyshire with her family. When not writing Hilary loves walking, reading, and having friends to stay.

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What kids think

heart29
on 6 March 2014

A very good,unforgettable book. The whole series as whole was actually fantastic!

5out of 5
A4WideRuledRefillPad
on 4 March 2013

I love these books!!!!!!! I have met Hilary Mckay and she is super nice. Rose was defiantly my favourite character when I read these- I think she is hilarious. These books are slow starting but stick with them and you won’t regret it.
TheMileLongBookshelfBlog
on 4 March 2013

This book is beautifully written, and the cover is equally beautiful. This is a really fun book to read – I recommend it to girls aged 10-14.

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Permanent Rose Award-winning author by Hilary McKay (author)