“My name is Harriet Manners, and I have always been a geek.”The fourth book in the award-winning GEEK GIRL series.“My name is Harriet Manners, and I have always been a geek.”The fourth book in the award-winning GEEK GIRL series.Harriet Manners knows many things.She knows that toilet roll was invented by the Chinese in 600 AD.She knows that a comet’s tail always points away from the sun.And she knows that the average healthy heart beats 70 times per minute. Even when it’s broken.But she knows nothing about making new friends at Sixth Form. Or why even her old friends seem to be avoiding her. And she knows even less about being a glittering supermodel success. Which she now is – apparently.Has Harriet’s time to shine like a star finally arrived, or is she about to crash and burn?'Harriet's comical and cringeworthy misadventures in the world of fashion are guaranteed to get you laughing.' The Week Junior‘Genius.’ MaximumPop!'You can't fail to like Harriet.' Parents in TouchPRAISE FOR GEEK GIRL:"Loved GEEK GIRL. Wise, funny and true, with a proper nerd heroine you're laughing with as much as at. Almost." James Henry, writer of Smack the Pony and Green Wing"A feel-good satisfying gem that will have teens smiling from cover to cover, and walking a little taller after reading" – Books for Keeps“I would highly recommend Geek Girl to anyone who likes a good laugh and enjoys a one-of-a-kind story.” Mia,Guardian Children’s Books websiteHolly Smale is the author of Geek Girl, Model Misfit and Picture Perfect. She was unexpectedly spotted by a top London modelling agency at the age of fifteen and spent the following two years falling over on catwalks, going bright red and breaking things she couldn’t afford to replace. By the time Holly had graduated from Bristol University with a BA in English Literature and an MA in Shakespeare she had given up modelling and set herself on the path to becoming a writer.Geek Girl was the no. 1 bestselling young adult fiction title in the UK in 2013. It was shortlisted for several major awards including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Branford Boase award, nominated for the Queen of Teen award and won the teen and young adult category of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the 11-14 category of the Leeds Book Award.• The fourth book in the hugely successful Geek Girl series!• GEEK GIRL was THE No. 1 children’s UK debut of 2013• GEEK GIRL – WINNER of the teen category of the Waterstones Children’s Books Prize 2014• Geek Girl sales have been going from strength to strength. Book 1 has now sold over 100, 000 copies while book 2 has almost sold 45, 000 (as of May 2014)• The smart and sassy new voice in teen fiction – Geek Girl defined the new ‘clean teen’ genre• GEEK GIRL shortlisted for the ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE 2013• Geek Girl has a fantastic and engaged following on Facebook – now with more than 13,000 likes!• Marketing and PR campaign will continue to build the community of Geek Girls and turn them into dedicated series fansCompetition: The Look, Ten Things We Shouldn’t Have Done
Pubblicato da: HarperCollins Publishers