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Zoot is the latest book by Alan Fraser, author of 13 Pairs of Blue Suede Shoes and FiddlesticksSeveral of Alan Fraser’s book have musical connections, and in Zoot he writes about his special musical passion – the saxophone. 

Announcing a new book from children’s favourite Alan Fraser … Zoot

Jack Steppinstone only wants to feel normal. But how can he? His mum doesn’t seem to care. His dodgy uncles scrape a scruffy kind of living. And they all live together in a run-down ramshackle railway station.
But then, one day, Jack comes across a battered silver saxophone …

Zoot is recommended for secondary schoolchildren aged 11 and over – especially those who don’t always feel part of the crowd!

ISBN 0955 2815 0 4/978 0955 2815 0 1; 120 pp £4.99 softback

'Terrific' - 'the world's foremost saxophonist', John Harle

'Touching and funny ... The book is memorable for its characters, vitality and a realism that effortlessly combines everyday situations, racy dialogue and moments of poetic intensity' - Anne Faundez, Carousel

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