Part of a stunning new design partnership between Puffin and the Imperial War Museum, this is a charming novel from the bestselling author of Ballet Shoes, featuring a special foreword from Dame Jacqueline Wilson.

Once there were three little girls. Isobel, the eldest, was pretty, gentle and artistic; Louise the youngest, was sweet and talented - and then there was Vicky, 'the plain one', the awkward and rebellious one who didn't fit in at school or at home. Growing up in a big family Vicky feels overlooked, but gradually begins to realize that she might not be quite as untalented as she feels . . .

A Vicarage Family is the first part in a fictionalized autobiography in which Noel Streatfeild tells the story of her own childhood, painting a poignant and vivid picture of daily life in an impoverished, genteel family in the years leading up to the First World War.

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 384 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Lesley Barnes is an illustrator and animator based in Glasgowwhose distinctive work straddles the spheres of fashion, music, children's literature, film and product design. Clients includethe V&A in London; Scottish band Belle & Sebastian; children'smagazines Anorak and OKIDO; Glamour and Stylist magazines. Noel Streatfeild wrote for children and adults, including the famous "Shoes" series. She was also a stage actress, a book critic and a lecturer on children's books. Noel Streatfeild died on 11th September 1986.