Geek Girl

Holly Smale

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HarperCollins Children's Books
01 March 2013

Series: Geek Girl

“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.”

Harriet Manners knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a “jiffy” lasts 1/100th of a second, and the average person laughs 15 times per day. She knows that bats always turn left when exiting a cave and that peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

But she doesn’t know why nobody at school seems to like her.

So when Harriet is spotted by a top model agent, she grabs the chance to reinvent herself. Even if it means stealing her best friend's dream, incurring the wrath of her arch enemy Alexa, and repeatedly humiliating herself in front of impossibly handsome model Nick. Even if it means lying to the people she loves.

Veering from one couture disaster to the next with the help of her overly enthusiastic father and her uber-geeky stalker, Toby, Harriet begins to realise that the world of fashion doesn't seem to like her any more than the real world did.

As her old life starts to fall apart, will Harriet be able to transform herself before she ruins everything?

The award-winning debut by bestselling author Holly Smale.

By: Holly Smale
Imprint: HarperCollins Children's Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9780007489442
ISBN 10: 0007489447
Series: Geek Girl
Pages: 356
Publication Date: 01 March 2013
Recommended Age: From 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Young adult , English as a second language , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Holly Smale is a debut author. Clumsy, a bit geeky and somewhat shy, she spent the majority of her teenage years hiding in the changing room toilets. She was unexpectedly spotted by a top London modelling agency at the age of fifteen and spent the following two years falling over on catwalks, going bright red and breaking things she couldn't afford to replace. By the time Holly had graduated from Bristol University with a BA in English Literature and an MA in Shakespeare she had given up modelling and set herself on the path to becoming a writer. Holly is now a fully fledged author and blogger and is currently writing the sequel to Geek Girl.

Reviews for Geek Girl

A smart, sassy and very funny debut. The Bookseller Loved GEEK GIRL. Wise, funny and true, with a proper nerd heroine you're laughing with as much as at. Almost. James Henry, writer of Smack the Pony and Green Wing Geek Girl is a fabulous novel with a real message behind the words on the page [and] an exciting and original story line. Stefanie Tucker (aged 13) for Love Reading. I would highly recommend Geek Girl to anyone who likes a good laugh and enjoys a one-of-a-kind story. Mia,Guardian Children's Books website

Short-listed for Branford Boase Award 2014
Short-listed for Roald Dahl Funny Prize: The Funniest Book for Children Aged Seven to Fourteen 2013
Shortlisted for Branford Boase Award 2014.
Shortlisted for Roald Dahl Funny Prize: The Funniest Book for Children Aged Seven to Fourteen 2013.
Shortlisted for Waterstones Children's Book Prize: Teen Books Category 2014.
Winner of Waterstones Children's Book Prize: Teen Books Category 2014
Winner of Waterstones Children's Book Prize: Teen Books Category 2014.