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Title: The Misadventures of Butterfingers
Author: Khyrunnisa A.
Publisher: Puffin Books (2016)
|SBN: 978-0-1 43-3341 6-3
for you: Whot has fingers but
no grip? The answer could be 'finger food',
but in this case, it is 'Butterfingers'!
Amar Kishen is a student of class Vlll A of
Creen Park Higher Secondary School. He
would have been just another regular guy,
but for his infamous clumsiness. His ability to
drop anything and everything is the stuff of
legend. His parents and teachers live in
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constant fear of the next disaster. So they,ve
ditched his real name in favour of his nickname
Butterfingers, or, in short, Butter.
- His
latest escapades, collected in the form
of short stories in The Misodventures of
Butterfingers, will have you rolling on the floor
with laughter. You will long to join him as he
deals with a ghost that's been haunting his
school, or nabs pickpockets and thieves armed
with nothing but his clumsiness. He also gets
chased by a foul-tempered Doberman,
manages to land his school principal in the
hospital, and ... the list is endless! Trouble
certainly has a way of finding its way to him,
but in true Butterfingers fashion, he
manages to slip through its clutches with
his goofiness intact.
Author Khyrunnisa A. is a prize-winning
writer of children's fiction who worked as
Associate Professor of English at All Saints'
College, Thiruvananthapuram. The
Misadventures of Butterfingers is the fourth
book in her Butter series. But since it's a
collection of short stories, it serves as a
good introductory book to Amar's antics.
Abhijeet Kini's illustrations give form
to Butter and the absurd situations he
creates, making reading a fun ride. So, go
out and buy this book before it 'slips'
through your fingers! But, be warned
the stories might really'crack'you up. -
Excerpt:
'l'm natclumsy 24/7, Dod!'Amar grinned,
rising, 'Ma, l've got same extro time, l'll
help yau alear the breokfost things.' ln his
eagerness to help, he grabbed his plate
and, with it, the edge of the tablecloth.
ln a single, quick movement he cleared
everything off the toble.
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