“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.”A brand new World Book Day story from the no. 1 bestselling and award-winning GEEK GIRL series!“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.”A brand new World Book Day story from the no. 1 bestselling and award-winning GEEK GIRL series!Harriet Manners knows that the hottest observed place on earth is Furnace Creek in Death Valley.She knows that dolphins shed the top layer of their skin every two hours.And she knows just how badly auditions can go, especially when you’re a model.But she has no idea how to get herself out of the extreme embarrassment of the school play or what to do when arch-nemesis Alexa decides it’s the perfect opportunity to humiliate her…Can GEEK GIRL survive the bright lights of the stage?A hilarious World Book Day GEEK GIRL novella by award-winning, bestselling author Holly Smale.'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 Touch"A smart, sassy and very funny debut." The Bookseller"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.• An exclusive story for World Book Day featuring everyone’s favourite Geek Girl characters!• 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. The Geek Girl series has now sold over 250,000 copies! (Bookscan, January 2015)• 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!
Pubblicato da: HarperCollins Publishers