"Nicholas and the Gang" contains 16 new stories about Nicholas, the French scho olboy, and his friends, many of whom are familiar from the other books in the s eries: there's Alec, who's always eating; Cuthbert, who's always top of the cla ss; Matthew, who's always bottom of the class; and Mary Jane, the little girl w ith blonde pigtails who lives next door. As usual, the children get into all ki nds of trouble, even though they have the very best intentions. In this book, t hey try to make friends with the owner of a new bookshop near their school, tak e part in a chaotic radio interview, and play an unusually messy game of chess. ;"Nicholas and the Gang" is the fourth title in this well-loved series of books , now available to English-speaking children all over the world. Firmly establi shed as a literary cult figure, the sublimely innocent Nicholas has already cha rmed millions of readers world-wide since these books were first published over forty years ago. Considered classics and available in twenty-six languages, th e Nicholas stories continue to delight both children and adults.
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