Khyrunnisa A. is an award-winning writer of children's fiction and the author of the hilarious Butterfingers books.
Howzzat Butterfingers! (2010) is the first novel in the series. She created the popular comic character Butterfingers for
Tinkle. Her first book for adults is
Tongue in Cheek: The Funny Side of Life (2019).
The Lizard of Oz and Other Stories (2019),
The Crocodile Who Ate Butter Chicken for Breakfast and Other Stories (2020) and
Baby and Dubdub (2021) are some of her recent books. She is a full-time writer and lives in Thiruvananthapuram. Visit her at www.khyrunnisa.com and connect with her at khyrubutter@gmail.com.
Watch out! With Butterfingers around, nothing and no one is safe!
When school term begins, the Green Park Under 15 cricket team, of which Butter is the vice captain, is determined to win the Colonel Nadkarni Under 15 Inter-School Limited Overs Cricket Trophy. Practice starts, but disasters soon follow. The star all-rounder breaks his hand, a girl comes to study in Amar's class and the school is in danger of losing its playground!
All this and more keep Amar and his team on their toes. Will they win the coveted trophy and save the school's grounds? Or will it slip from their grasp like a classic Butterfingers catch?
What great fun. It brings back memories of my school daysThe way in which the author has captured school days is remarkablePacks in all the high-voltage drama that an inter-school cricket match can supplySheer readability and wholesomenessLaugh-out-loud comedy, classic high-school tomfoolery and nail-biting accounts of matches for the cricket-crazy!
