Stanley ‘Carrot’ Harris is ginger, tubby and definitely not cool. And he has a secret: he’s adopted, and this makes him feel like he’s never quite fitted in.
On his thirteenth birthday, he receives the one thing he’s been waiting his whole life for: a card from his long-lost birth mother, asking to meet up. But Stanley isn’t sure: what if he’s a big disappointment to her? So he hatches a plan – and he’s going to need a stand-in Stanley, someone who is handsome, sporty and God’s Gift to Mothers.
What Stanley doesn’t realise is he’s about to have the most confusing time of his life . . . just who is the real Stanley Carrot?
Perfect for readers aged 11+
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781783442287
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 219 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
"Touching and funny story about thirteen year old Stanley wrestling with his insecurities and his place in his family." - Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading
"I read this book in one evening and enjoyed it very much! It is very funny and is packed full of hilarious jokes." - Georgie, age 9 for lovereading.co.uk
"I devoured the story in one sitting ... One minute you will be crying tears of joy and the next weeping tears of sadness." - Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books blog
"Heart-warming and charming and funny and hopeful and original and just utterly perfect." - Blog of a Bookaholic
"Truly funny story. Heart-warming." - Books for Keeps
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