Oven Chips For Tea

by Alex Gutteridge

Katrina has always relied on her grandparents to provide stability in comparison with her volatile parents. When she discovers her grandparents are getting divorced, her world is turned on its head.

198 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2004

About the author

Alex Gutteridge is the author of 12 children’s books. Her work includes humorous young fiction, stories for reluctant readers and YA novels. Her book Oven Chips for Tea was broadcast on the radio and her 2013 novel, Last Chance Angel, was short-listed for eight awards including the Romantic Novelists’ Book Award in the young adult category. She has had two picture books published in South Korea and her latest YA novel, No Going Back, published by Templar Books was commended at the Sheffield Book Awards and won the Northamptonshire Children's Choice Book Award.

Alex was born and brought up in Leicestershire where she still lives. An only child she spent a lot of time making up stories inside her head and sometimes getting into trouble for that! Her first book was based on an old Leicestershire legend about a highwayman and his wife and nearly all of Alex's books have been submitted as unsolicited manuscripts.

Alex is currently working on another YA novel and has just completed some young fiction and an adult romance.

Alex occasionally blogs about her writing inspirations at alexgutteridge.blogspot.co.uk
You can also find her on Facebook and Twitter.

Reviews

[Iffzaa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its a good book if you enjoy emotional rides and it can give you ideas about how to cope with real life situations and dilemmas. The story is about a girl aged 14 who receives hurtful news about her grandad who has just recovered from a stroke.

[Lausy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book! A page-turner!

[Skyla Moolman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its was a really good book, I thought if gives you an insight that not every bodies life isn't all that great and there are twists and turns.
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