Nicholas and the Gang

“Nicholas and the Gang” contains 16 new stories about Nicholas, the French scho olboy, and his friends, many of whom are familiar from the other books in the s eries: there’s Alec, who’s always eating; Cuthbert, who’s always top of the cla ss; Matthew, who’s always bottom of the class; and Mary Jane, the little girl w ith blonde pigtails who lives next door. As usual, the children get into all ki nds of trouble, even though they have the very best intentions. In this book, t hey try to make friends with the owner of a new bookshop near their school, tak e part in a chaotic radio interview, and play an unusually messy game of chess. ;”Nicholas and the Gang” is the fourth title in this well-loved series of books , now available to English-speaking children all over the world. Firmly establi shed as a literary cult figure, the sublimely innocent Nicholas has already cha rmed millions of readers world-wide since these books were first published over forty years ago. Considered classics and available in twenty-six languages, th e Nicholas stories continue to delight both children and adults.