This book is marketed as the ultimate growing-up guide for girls covering a spectrum of topics from body worries, periods, and beauty tips to the ever elusive and mysterious topic of boys. This easy to read guide breaks down subjects into manageable bite-size chunks and easy to digest facts. Hit “see more” for the teentoday.co.uk verdict.
Update: the lovely peeps at Bloomsbury have given us a No & Me extract to share with you.
The flood of books swamping the doormat at TT HQ means I sometimes greet the thought of ploughing through another “teen” novel with the enthusiasm I would normally save for a 3-hour listening session of Peter & Katie’s greatest musical hits. Read: not very. The good news? When I started reading No & Me I was blown away by both the originality of the story, and freshness of the writing. Let’s not beat around the proverbial bush here I LOVE this book. Hit “see more” to read a full review of a book I’m confidently labelling one of the best of the year (and it’s only March)…
Before I Fall tells the story of eighteen-year old Sam, who is killed in a horrific car crash on a rainy February night; only to find that she wakes up in her own bed, on the morning of the day that she died. Forced to live over and over the last day of her life- the drive to school, skipping class, the fateful party- she desperately struggles to alter the outcome, but every morning she wakes up on the day of the crash. Can she break the cycle or will she be trapped in a ‘Groundhog Day’ situation forever? Hit “see more” for the all-important teentoday.co.uk verdict.
Three former best friends, Polly, Jo and Ama find themselves facing the summer holidays without each other. Ama, desperate to live up to her family’s expectations, finds herself on an outdoor adventure summer camp. Can she stick it out or will this be the first time in her life that she has ever failed at something?
Tomboy, loner Polly discovers that her grandmother used to be a model and decides that she’s going to follow in her footsteps – even if it means starving herself to get thin.
Jo’s parents are still grieving the death of her older brother and she’s stuck in the middle of their messy divorce. She’s got her own problems this summer too – has she made a mistake by turning her back on her old friends?
Having let their friendship fade, can the three girls get through the summer without each other, or will they realise that they’ve made a mistake?
What’s it about?
Auden is the kind of girl who keeps herself to herself and studies hard for school. With no friends, or social life, two parents who are constantly vying for the bright lights of academic recognition and a brother who is off travelling the world, changing girlfriends every five minutes and constantly sponging off his parents, she easily disappears into the background.
That is until one summer when she decides to go visit her dad, his new wife and baby down by the sea. She expects a quiet break where she can plough ahead with her first year university texts and get a head start on the curriculum but instead finds herself making more waves than she ever imagined she could.
First she finds herself in the middle of her dad and Heidi’s rocky relationship, then she makes out with a local guy called Jake, whose girlfriend she ends up working with over the summer. Then she catches the eye of the local golden boy, Eli, who has isolated himself and given up biking, ever since his best friend died in a car accident.
As the summer draws on Auden learns how to make friends, keep friends and most of all learn that it is never too late to try again.
Continuing this week’s theme of all things Along For The Ride - including our £300 Topshop voucher give away and totally-free first chapter excerpt, we present to you an exclusive interview with the book’s author and Glee fan Sarah Dessen. Hit “see more”.
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