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By (author) McLachlan Jenny
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She’s always been the ‘mean one’, but when Pearl needs Bea, Betty and Kat the most, can she keep her worst instincts at bay and stay Friends Like Us? A refreshing, funny story of love and redemption, perfect for fans of Geek Girl
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Pearl has never cared to be nice. In fact, pretty much everyone agrees she’s the exact opposite. Only her oldest friends – Bea, Betty, and Kat – see her better side. It”s no secret that Pearl loves to be the centre of attention, so with a starring role in the school production of Romeo & Juliet up for grabs, Pearl does everything she can to win it.
Then new girl Hoshi arrives. Hoshi is beautiful, effortlessly charming, and even nice! Naturally, she immediately is cast as Juliet. A furious Pearl’s worst instincts come out and she decides to ruin Hoshi’s life. When her friends disapprove, however, Pearl must decide if sweet revenge is really worth risking all the trust she worked so hard to build with them. She just can”t get thoughts of Hoshi out of her head – and it”s not always getting even that”s on her mind …
One of four connected books about best friends – don’t miss the rest of the Friends Like Us Series: Bea, Betty and Kat.
*Note: This book was originally published with the title Star Struck.
Biographical note:
Jenny McLachlan is the acclaimed author of many books for children and teenagers, including the best selling Land of Roar series. Before becoming an author Jenny was an English teacher, but she now spends her time living by the seaside with her family, writing and drawing, and daydreaming on the South Downs with her dog, Maggie.
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She’s always been the ‘mean one’, but when Pearl needs Bea, Betty and Kat the most, can she keep her worst instincts at bay and stay Friends Like Us? A refreshing, funny story of love and redemption, perfect for fans of Geek Girl
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Bea, Betty, Kat and Pearl have been friends since nursery but can their friendship survive the crushes, complications and competitiveness of teenage life? Mean girls, hot boys and a remote island with no phone signal are all part of the challenge in these hugely funny and heart-warming books.
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Funny and heartwarming ”tweenager” romance stories for readers of 11-14
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Perfect to appeal to fans of Geek Girl books or the new 2024 Netflix adaptation
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Jenny McLachlan is the highly successful author of the Land of Roar series
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Fantastic repackage of all four titles in this series
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