Hugo wants a gerbil, but his dad says it's cruel to keep an animal in a cage. Hugo doesn't agree, and so Dad challenges him to spend a day cooped up in his room. The countdown has barely begun when Hugo starts to go stir-crazy.
Author Biography
Anne Fine is a best-selling author and former Children's Laureate. She has won numerous awards including the Carnegie Medal and was presented with an OBE in 2003 for her services to children's literature.