Freaky Friday (Andrews Family #1) by Mary Rodgers

'When I woke up this morning I found I'd turned into my mother!'

This is the funny and fast-moving story of how thirteen-year-old Annabel Andrews copes with the problems of being her own mother for a day.

'"Why don't you just let me be responsible for myself?" I asked.
   "You will be soon enough," mother said.
   "Not soon enough to suit me," I snapped.
   "We'll see about that," said mother.'
   And then something astonishing happened.   When Annabel woke up one morning she found she'd turned into her mother! At least, she looked exactly like her but inside she felt just the same. Well, what would you do in such a situation? Annabel was determined to enjoy herself, but although remembering that your brother is your son and your husband your father is rather fun, life gets more complicated when the washing machine goes wrong, the cleaning lady comes in drunk, and you realise you've forgotten to collect your son from school. And even worse happens when you find out what that mysterious date in your mother's diary means and you have to go to school to talk about yourself! And, anyway, where is your mother?

This is a hilarious story of an extraordinary day in the life of . . . mother? . . .daughter? Sons and daughters will have a marvellous time reading it.