Author(s): Cathy Hopkins

Young Adult Fiction

Mates, Dates & Sleepover Secrets'So TJ, is there anyone you fancy?' asked Izzie. I shook my head. 'Not really.' 'So why have you gone red?' asked Nesta. 'Nesta!' said Lucy. What? What?' 'Let her tell in her own time,' said Izzie. I decided to plunge in. 'Well, I suppose there is a boy,' I said. 'But he treats me more like one of the lads than a girl.' Theresa Joanne (TJ to her mates) is having a difficult year. First her best friend moves way then classmate Wendy appears to have it in for her. TJ's never felt more alone. Plus there's the problem with boys. They treat her like a mate and never seem to notice that she's a girl. When Lucy befriends TJ things start to look up. But will Nesta and Izzie also accept her? Will they let her into the world of sleepovers, secrets, laughter and advice? Can they help TJ be herself and discover her real potential?