This book features in the following series: Puffin Modern Classics, Puffin Storybooks .
There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 1996 by Penguin Books Ltd .
Nicholas Fisk's real name is David Higgenbottom. Born in London in 1923 he has worked as an actor, photographer, journalist, lecturer, musician, editor and publisher as well as finding the time to write Science Fiction and become one of the most popular author of Science Fiction/Horror over the past three decades. He has written over forty books and several television scripts.
This book contains the following story:
Grinny
Tim's diary charts the arrival of his mysterious Great Aunt Emma, an old lady who appears grinning on his doorstep and decides to stay. Nicknamed 'Grinny' for her constant eerie smile and mindless chatter, at first their aunt seems to be strange but harmless. But when Tim and his sister Beth make a horrifying discovery about their visitor, they realise that the safety of the entire planet is in jeopardy, and the silent invasion has already started.