Laugh out loud funny from the first page, The Meaning of Life, will be devoured by teenagers and adults in equal measure just as the Diaries of Adrian Mole hit the spot for a different generation. A spot-on teenage voice with a
sharp and witty eye for teenage emotions, so good it’s hard to believe
it’s not written by a teenager. In fact, Joanna is a former political
speech writer and adviser to Tony Blair! If you know someone who loves
the novels by Sue Limb or Louise Rennison then you know they’ll love
the teenage world of Rachel Riley and her friends and foes.
I am ready for year of utter LOVE! It is official. I am going out
with rock god and part-time meat mincer Justin Statham. Am certain that
he is THE ONE and will prove it by having excellent relationship on
every level. Oh no. What if he wants me to do it? Have only just got to
grips with art of snogging so will need to get help fast. Or at least
by 16th birthday. If it happens it needs to be earth-shattering and
meaningful as it is, after all, the Meaning of Life. Thank goodness I
have definitely found love of my life and am not hung up on Jack any
more. Not at all.
Joanna Nadin is a winner of the Fantastic Book Award, the Surrey Book Award, Blue Peter 'Book of the Month' and Radio 4 Open Book 'Book of the Year'. She has been shortlisted for the Booktrust Best Book Award and Queen of Teen, and Spies, Dad, Big Lauren and Me was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. In 2011, Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Joe All Alone was nominated for the 2016 C ILIP C arnegie Medal. She writes the Flying Fergus series with Sir Chris Hoy. Joanna previously worked as a policy writer for the Labour Party and a special adviser to the Prime Minister. She continues to freelance as a speechwriter and editor, and lectures in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.
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