This time, Friday travels to Oslo for the 21 st birthday of her friend the Princess Ingrid of Norway. Spratt likes to send Friday to far flung places so that the reader can learn a little bit about the world in their own arm chair. She is joined by her best friend Melanie, Melanie’s brother Binky and her old school friend Ian, who may or may not be her boyfriend. As usual, she is asked to solve all manner of crimes/problems using her extraordinary rational brain. Spratt will want to read the next instalment in the life of Friday. She has also written for 32 television shows including comedy and animation.įans of R.A. As well as Friday Barnes, she is the author of The Peski Kids and The Adventures of Nanny Piggins series.

Spratt is well known for her series of books for middle years readers. The first book in this series began when Friday was 11 years old, and now, 10 books later, Friday is 15 years old and being asked to join Interpol and investigate crime in Europe.Īustralian author R.A. Unfortunately, being constantly ignored, she missed the bit about social interaction. She literally brought herself up learning all she could about absolutely everything. Friday Barnes is the unwanted fifth child in a family of organised, driven academics.

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