Not the End of the World -- Atkinson

Arthur is a precocious eight-year-old boy whose mother is a B-list celebrity more concerned with the state of her bank account than with her son's development. Then an enigmatic young nanny named Missy introduces him to a world he never knew existed.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Kate Atkinson<br><b>Publisher:</b> Back Bay Books<br><b>Published:</b> 10/27/2004<br><b>Pages:</b> 288<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.60lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780316159371<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>New York Times</i> 01/16/2005 pg. 20<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Kate Atkinson</b>'s first novel, <i>Behind the Scenes at the Museum</i>, was named England's Whitbread Book of the Year in 1996. Since then, she has written eleven more ground-breaking, bestselling books. She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.</p>