Glow Up, Lara Bloom - The Secret Diary of a Teenage Catastrophe!

MY NAME IS LARA BLOOM AND THIS IS MY LIFE . . .

Meet Lara Bloom - the best friend you never knew you needed. This is her diary . . .

When Lara meets super-cute new boy Caiden, she begins to think that the way to his heart is to give herself a glow up. But her friends are not impressed. You should never glow up for a boy, only for yourself!

As Lara and her friends embark on their project of empowerment and self-love, Lara shares her innermost thoughts with her online journal. How can she keep her hair under control when she's playing football? Why is she so fast on the pitch yet so uncoordinated off it? And how will she ever convince Caiden to take an interest in her?

With her worries safely locked in her top-secret journal, Lara is on track to unlock the glow-up of her dreams. Surely nothing could possibly go wrong . . .?!

A heart-warming story of friendship, crushes and learning to love yourself. Perfect for fans of GEEK GIRL, Louise Rennison and Alesha Dixon.

About the author

Dee Benson has loved books since childhood. Exploring Narnia, adventuring with the Famous Five and indulging in all things girly with the Sweet Valley Twins sparked her love for reading. She finds it surreal that she now gets to create her own worlds and characters in books of her own. At university, she studied Molecular Biology with Genetics and only survived it by writing fiction during lectures. When she isn't writing, Dee enjoys long walks, good food and music that makes her wish she could sing. She lives in Liverpool with her husband and two daughters.

Summary

MY NAME IS LARA BLOOM AND THIS IS MY LIFE . Meet Lara Bloom - the best friend you never knew you needed. You should never glow up for a boy, only for yourself!As Lara and her friends embark on their project of empowerment and self-love, Lara shares her innermost thoughts with her online journal.

Report

When Lara's friends decide to transform their looks in a shared glow-up, Lara isn't keen, until gorgeous new boy Caiden appears. But will she ever get her hair under control - or grow beyond an AA cup? And how much does she really need to change? A warm, funny, delightfully hapless diary-format story for 11+. Guardian

Product details

• Authors: Dee Benson
• Assisted by: Amanda Quartey (Illustration)
• Publisher: Hot Key Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 11 to 16
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2023
• EAN: 9781471412912
• ISBN: 978-1-4714-1291-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Contemporary, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Football, Interest age: from c 12 years, Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Relating to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories