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A hilarious and deeply moving diary novel from bestselling author Alex Barclay this might just be the funniest book ever to make you cry your eyes out.This is the diary of me, Ellery Brown, aged fifteen and a half. I'm supposed to be recording my feelings about my mum, since she died, so why do I keep thinking about who my dad might be instead? Until now, I've had literally NO IDEA who my dad is.My best friend Meg and I have narrowed it down to three authors my mum knew. (She was an author too.) But as they're all on different CONTINENTS, we're going to need fake IDs, passports, plane tickets and to get away from my self-obsessed grandmother . . . One thing's for sure: this year is going to be INTERESTING!

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‘Barclay has nailed Ellery’s teen voice perfectly and there’s lots of humour in this moving tale’ Irish Independent Best Books for Young Readers on their Holidays

‘Tender and often laugh-out-loud funny, too’ iNews, Best Kids Books for Summer

‘Sweet and funny . . . Ellery’s voice is fresh and engaging’ Sarah Webb

‘Written with a lot of humour, this book is a joy to read and genuinely moving’ Irish Independent, Best Children’s Books of the Year

My Heart Other Breakables How I lost my mum

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
      Publication Date: 05/01/2023
      ISBN13: 9780008295202, 978-0008295202
      ISBN10: 0008295204

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A hilarious and deeply moving diary novel from bestselling author Alex Barclay this might just be the funniest book ever to make you cry your eyes out.This is the diary of me, Ellery Brown, aged fifteen and a half. I'm supposed to be recording my feelings about my mum, since she died, so why do I keep thinking about who my dad might be instead? Until now, I've had literally NO IDEA who my dad is.My best friend Meg and I have narrowed it down to three authors my mum knew. (She was an author too.) But as they're all on different CONTINENTS, we're going to need fake IDs, passports, plane tickets and to get away from my self-obsessed grandmother . . . One thing's for sure: this year is going to be INTERESTING!

      Trade Review

      ‘Barclay has nailed Ellery’s teen voice perfectly and there’s lots of humour in this moving tale’ Irish Independent Best Books for Young Readers on their Holidays

      ‘Tender and often laugh-out-loud funny, too’ iNews, Best Kids Books for Summer

      ‘Sweet and funny . . . Ellery’s voice is fresh and engaging’ Sarah Webb

      ‘Written with a lot of humour, this book is a joy to read and genuinely moving’ Irish Independent, Best Children’s Books of the Year

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