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Amelia Tait was born in Bradford and grew up in Richmond, North Yorkshire. From the ages of 13 to 18, she recorded her life in nine diaries, inspired by her love of The Princess Diaries series and her overwhelming need to write poems about boys. Amelia built her career as a freelance features journalist, exploring lifestyle, culture and trend stories for publications such as The New York Times, Guardian, and The New Statesman. She has also written humour for McSweeney's and The New Yorker. In 2020, she was named as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Europe. Lily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time Traveller is her debut children's book.
A time-travelling teenage diary is an ambitious concept for a debut novel but Amelia Tait pulls it off beautifully * The Bookseller * A laugh-out-loud, brilliantly funny story. . . Clever, time-bending, and irresistible -- Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear All the heart and humour of Lottie Brooks and Georgia Nicolson with added time travel hijinks, Lily Tripp is sure to be your new favourite heroine -- Anna James, author of Pages & Co Hugely entertaining - time travel has never felt so funny -- Alexander Armstrong, author of Evenfall: The Golden Linnet A brilliant debut. Relatable, funny and filled with fascinating facts from the past, time travelling with Lily Tripp was pure joy! -- Jen Carney, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G. Told through punchy and accessible diary entries, this stunning debut story mixes laugh-out-loud humour with contemporary friendship worries, family life and a quiet crush. Each jump bring a new historical setting to life, launching a spectacular time-slip series for 10+ year old readers. Addictively readable * School Reading List * Told through punchy and accessible diary entries, this stunning debut story mixes laugh-out-loud humour with contemporary friendship worries, family life and a quiet crush. Each jump bring a new historical setting to life, launching a spectacular time-slip series for 10+ year old readers. Addictively readable, Lily Tripp is highly recommended for UKS2 and KS3 readers * School Reading List *
