My family is not a piece of cake

Catherine Wilkins

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While Dad and Gran battle it out in the kitchen, Mum tries to balance the books while serving quiche to hordes of hungry pensioners in the family café. Meanwhile Hope’s dramatic sister Stacey is determined to turn all of life into a stage and her ‘wishes-he-was-on-Wall-Street’ cousin Connor decides to buy novelty costumes to advertise the business. And then Auntie Rita rocks up. Luckily for her family, Hope is there to save the day, though ideally this wouldn’t involve dressing up as a giant ice cream and dancing outside the school gates.

ISBN: 9781805132660 Category:

Description

Hope Crumble and her family serve up cakes, coffee and calamity in this hilarious new series from much-loved author Catherine Wilkins. Illustrated throughout by the brilliant Katie Abey.

“A beautifully funny story – effortlessly brilliant.” – Romesh Ranganathan

Running a bustling caf� is Hope’s family’s dream – it’s just not hers! While Dad and Gran battle it out in the kitchen, Mum tries to balance the books while serving quiche to hordes of hungry pensioners. Meanwhile Hope’s dramatic sister Stacey is determined to turn all of life into a stage and her “wishes-he-was-on-Wall-Street” cousin Connor decides to buy novelty costumes to advertise the business. And then Auntie Rita rocks up…

Caf� Crumble is tipping straight into Caf� Chaos! Luckily for her family, Hope is there to save the day, though ideally this wouldn’t involve dressing up as a giant ice cream and dancing outside the school gates.

You’ll laugh (a lot), you’ll cry (with even more laughter), you’ll develop a strange yearning for caroons (whatever they are!). Welcome to Caf� Chaos!

“This funny and relatable story will appeal to fans of Jacqueline Wilson, as well as children who, like Hope, have to stand up to their families to make their wishes heard.” – The Bookseller

Look out for these the laugh-out-loud funny books by Catherine Wilkins:

  • My Best Friend and Other Enemies: A Jess Jackson Book
  • You’re Not the Boss of Me! (WINNER Lollies 2024, Teen)
  • My Brilliant Life and Other Disasters: A Jess Jackson Book
  • And more caf� capers in upcoming Caf� Chaos stories!

Additional information

Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

224

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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