SuitabookFruit and Nutcase
Jean Ure
- Reading
- Read alongside Mandy’s changing account, pausing after difficult moments to ask what feels funny, what feels sad, and what support Mandy or Oliver might need.
- Themes
- Making sense of a chaotic home: Mandy describes loving but chaotic parents, while Nan questions whether they are fit to look after her. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- School conflict and friendship: Tracey Bigg picks on Mandy, and Mandy’s friend Oliver is timid. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Pay attention to the contrast between comic details and more troubling concerns, especially Mandy being picked on and Nan believing her parents may not be fit to look after her.