Ivan the Terrible (novel)

Ivan the Terrible

First edition

Author| Anne Fine
Illustrator| Philippe Dupasquier
Language| English
Genre| Children's
Publisher| Egmont

Publication date

| 4 June 2007
Publication place| United Kingdom
Pages| 128 pp
ISBN| 978-1-4052-3324-8
OCLC| 85898151

2007 children's book by Anne Fine

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Ivan the Terrible is a 2007 children's novel by Anne Fine. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award.[1]

## Plot

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It is Ivan's first day of school. He can only speak Russian and it's Boris's job to look after him and translate for him. St Edmund's is a civilized school, but Ivan isn't civilized. Boris knows that he is going to have trouble teaching Ivan.

## Reception

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Chris Stephenson, of Carousel, reviewed the book saying "To work successfully, the book required a delicate balancing-act and Anne Fine, a consummate high-wire performer, doesn't put a foot wrong." Vanessa Curtis, of The Herald, reviewed the book saying ""Fine's writing is comic, her characters are well-drawn and there is a neat twist at the end..." Nicolette Jones, of Sunday Times, reviewed the book saying "...delightfully spiky... ...irreverent comedy..."[2]

## References

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1. ^ Nestlé Children's Book Prize Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "Anne Fine: Ivan the Terrible".

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Novels by Anne Fine

* The Other Darker Ned (1979)
* Madame Doubtfire (1987)
* Goggle-Eyes (1989)
* Bill's New Frock (1989)
* Flour Babies (1992)
* Step by Wicked Step (1994)
* The Tulip Touch (1996)
* Raking the Ashes (2005)
* The Road of Bones  (2006)
* Ivan the Terrible (2007)

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