Mix some Adrian Mole-style philosophising with Judy Blume-type teenage angst and you have the recipe for Girls in Love, a hilarious, deftly written novel

Will certainly stir pre-teen interest . . . Told with her usual readable style

Delightful

A moving and realistic story about love and about losing a parent

Slim is an engaging character who makes friends with all kinds of people along the journey, facing up to danger and grief with great courage. There are important themes running through the book, including the power of storytelling, literacy, freedom of speech, and equality . . . It’s also a good, pacey story written with humour and understanding, and well lined up for the next instalment

Mandy's multiple dilemmas are sympathetically unravelled in this super story of true friendship

Treading a sensitive, complex path among ethical, social and family issues, and dealing with bullying, illiteracy and friendship, this is a skilfully judged story that provokes lots of discussion