Astrid the Unstoppable

<p><b>Classic storytelling at its best delightful and moving. I loved it. M. G. Leonard author of <i>Beetle Boy<br><br></i></b>Maria Parr's second novel is a hilarious and heart-warming story about family and friendship that will delight fans of Pippi Longstocking. <br><br>Astrid Glimmerdal loves to spend her days racing down the mountainside on her sledge and skis &#150; the faster the better! She just wishes there were other children to share in her adventures. Instead she has to put up with a grumpy 74 year old for a best friend (although secretly she knows she wouldn't have it any other way). <br><br>Astrid's world is about to be turned upside down however first by the arrival of a strange family and then a mystery woman. Her best friend Gunnvald has been keeping a secret from her &#150; one that will test their friendship to its limits. Everything is changing in Astrid's world and she's not happy about it. Luckily she has a plan...<br><br>A feisty and irrepressible heroine Astrid is sure to charm readers in this modern classic in the making.</p>