Bea thinks she's the most boring seventeen-year-old in the world. She's not pretty or popular or funny, unlike her mother who had Bea when she was 17. The only glamorous thing about Bea is the French father who left before she was born and lives in Paris. She yearns for la vie Parisienne every moment of her dull existence. So when Ruby Davies, the leader of her school's most elite clique picks Bea as her new best friend and asks her to go on holiday with them, she's wary but delighted. If nothing else it's two weeks away from her over-protective mother . But when the gang arrive in Spain, Bea is crushed to realise that Ruby and her posse have simply been using her...
- Released: February 2010
- £5.99 PB 9780340883730
Biography
She spent five years working on the legendary but now sadly defunct UK teen mag, J17, first as a writer and then as Entertainment Editor. She then joined the launch team and became editor of teen fashion bible Ellegirl UK. There followed a stint as editor of the BBC's What To Wear and consulting on Bliss, The Face and More. Sarra now writes for ELLE, Grazia, Red, InStyle, The Guardian, The Mail On Sunday's You magazine and The Sunday Telegraph's Stella.
Her best-selling teen novels, which include Guitar Girl, Let's Get Lost and The Diary Of A Crush trilogy, have been translated into numerous languages and in 2008, she was short listed for the Book People's Queen of Teen award. In 2009, her first adult novel, Unsticky, was published by Headline Review. Sarra lives in North London.
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Do as the French and make this delicious Pot au Chocolat et Vanille
An interview with Molly Montgomery, heroine of Guitar Girl and also Everything you wanted to know about Molly Montgomery from Guitar Girl
Edie's 12 degrees of crushing
Spotify
Why not settle back with a copy of Nobody's Girl and listen to some tracks put together by Sarra. If you are lucky enough to have a Spotify account then this Spotify link will take you direct through to the right page.
If not, don't stress the complete list of songs is below...
| Track | Artist |
|---|---|
| Poupee De Cire Poupee De Son | France Gall |
| La Valse D'Amelie | Yann Tiersen |
| Les Histoires d'A | Les Rita Mitsouko |
| Moi Je Joue | Stereo Total |
| Madame Superman | Elisabeth |
| Oh Comment Ca Va? | Jane Birkin |
| Comment Te Dire Adieu | Francoise Hardy |
| French Disco | Stereolab |
| Ecoute Le Temps | Brigitte Bardot |
| C'est Bon | Adele |
| Ca Plane Pour Moi | Ici Paris |
| Le Loco-Motion | Sylvie Vartan |
| Mathilde | Jacques Brel |
| Je Suis Folle De Tant T'aimer | Arlette Zola |
| Un Homme Et Une Femme | Francis Lai |
| Les Cheveux Dans Les Yeux | Cosette |
| Amoureux D'une Affiche | Les Cappuccino |
| Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien | Edith Piaf |
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Some girls are born to be bad...Isabel is one of them. Her friends are terrified of her, her teachers can't get through to her...her family doesn't understand her. And that's just the way she likes it. See, when no one can get near you, no one will know what keeps you awake at night, what you're afraid of, what has broken your heart...But then Isabel meets the enigmatic Smith, who can see right through her act. Bit by bit he chips away at her armour, and though she fights hard to keep hold of her cool, and her secrets, Isabel's falling for him, and coming apart at the seams when she does...A poignant, sometimes dark, and utterly heart-breaking novel, told with all the author's trademark wit and sharp observation...
- £5.99 PB 9780340877012
Seventeen-year-old Molly's band was always just about being a girl - singing Hello Kitty Speedboat and pretending to play instruments with her best mates Jane and Tara. But then the arrogant Dean and his sidekickT hijack the band and suddenly the fluffy girl band becomes The Hormones - a real band with a record deal - and they're heading for the big time. Molly slips further and further away from her old life and straight into a tangled love-hate relationship with Dean. Then there are the constant parties, the drugs and the phonies who pretend to like you when they don't...Molly is living her dream, and she's never felt lonelier in her life. But has she got the strength to walk away from the band, and start again?
- £5.99 PB 9780340860717
Brie is in love with Lancome Juicy Tubes, Louis Vuitton accessories and Charlie, her gay best friend. But Charlie is in love with 1960's pop art, 1980s teen movies ...and serial heartbreaker, Walker. Walker has only ever been in love with his VW Bug, until he meets Daisy. And Daisy is far too busy hating everyone to know what love is... This is a story about kissing people you shouldn't, falling in love and off your heels, and breaking hearts because there'e nothing to watch on telly.
- £5.99 PB 9780340883723
New town, new college, new people, Edie's feeling overwhelmed. What if nobody wants to be her friend? But then something happens that turns her life upside down: Edie spots Dylan. Messy-haired, pouty, frustratingly elusive Dylan. It's love at first sight! Fast forward to the college trip to Paris and things are really hotting up. In between the shopping, the clubbing, the kissing and the making up, something happens between Edie and Dylan that changes both their lives for ever...But do toxic boys like Dylan ever play for keeps?
- £5.99 PB 9780340955901
Edie's having major boy issues. Trying to get over Dylan is hard enough, but then he starts dating Veronique - the most irritating girl in the world! And then there's Veronique's brother Carter. He and Edie hate each other on sight...so why do they keep kissing? When everyone heads off to a summer festival, Edie wants to forget her troubles and try and have fun. But she didn't count on her leftover feelings for Dylan and now she's all churned up again! Edie's got some big decisions to make, but is she ready to kiss and make up?
- £5.99 PB 9780340955918
Together at last! Edie and Dylan have been dreaming about their road trip across America for ever. But nine weeks in a car together is going to be a huge test for them. They're crazy in love, but is that enough? Trailer parks, seedy motels and glitzy casinos are the backdrop for an adventure that threatens the whole future of their relationship. Can Edie and Dylan finally go the distance?
- £5.99 PB 9780340955925
Beating 12,000 other girls to become the newest model on Fierce's books is Laura's dream come true. But she knew it was bound to happen sooner or later. She's gorgeous - everyone thinks so. But when the thrill of winning fades, Laura is alone in London, in a shoebox bedroom with three fame-hungry flatmates. Being beautiful isn't enough now ... not when her booker thinks she's way too fat, and her devoted boyfriend isn't the rock she thought he was. Laura's got to make some difficult decisions. And time is running out...
- £5.99 PB 9780340932209
Hadley Harlow was once the world's biggest child star. Now she's strictly C-list and launching herself on the London celebrity circuit to revive her flagging career. Sure, Hadley's high maintenance but she's also a tough cookie who isn't going to let anything stand in her way whether it's pesky agents, jealous co-stars or three diva-like flatmates. Not to mention the disapproval of Reed, hip film director and notorious modeliser. Like she cares what he thinks! But even when you're on the bottom rungs of the showbiz ladder, you can still have a long way to fall. Learning to live in the real world is going to be Hadley's toughest role yet...
- £5.99 PB 9780340932216
Irina used to steal designer clothes from Moscow's best stores. Now she's living in London and modelling them in the pages of glossy fashion magazines. Nothing and no one is going to stop her from becoming the world's most famous supermodel. Especially not her three really lame flatmates. But hooking up with gorgeous photographer’s assistant Javier and getting on the wrong side of top model, Caroline Knight, isn't part of her plan. Will Irina drop the diva act and let her heart rule her head just this once?
- £5.99 PB 9780340932223
Candy Careless is the daughter of punk royalty and the acid-tongued star of the reality show that's boosted her eccentric family's flagging fortunes. When Candy gets her heart broken she heads for London to escape the pressure of cameras in her face 24/7 and break into the world of fashion. Her bark and her bite alienate everyone from her three really lame flat-mates to the intriguing Alfie, but whatever. Not her problem. But when dark secrets threaten to destroy everything Candy's worked for, she begins to realise that she's not really the sassy tough girl she plays on TV.
- £5.99 PB 9780340932230
