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C J Skuse

C J Skuse, author of Pretty Bad Things (2010), Rockoholic (2011) and Dead Romantic (2013) was born in 1980 in Weston-super-Mare, England. C J has first class degrees in Creative Writing and Writing for Children and she is currently working on her fourth young adult novel. She also works as a freelance children's fiction consultant and lectures in writing fiction for teens at Bath Spa University.

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Books

  • Dead Romantic

    Dead Romantic

    Author: C J Skuse
    Publisher: Chicken House
    Interest age: 13+
    Reading age: 13+

    Camille is longing for the perfect boyfriend - and her best friend Zoe has a rather unusual plan to bring her dream boy to life.

  • Pretty Bad Things

    Pretty Bad Things

    Author: C J Skuse
    Publisher: Chicken House
    Interest age: 12+
    Reading age: 12+

    Sixteen-year old Candy-Store crime spree twins, Paisley and Beau Argent are in the headlines again.

  • Rockoholic

    Rockoholic

    Author: C J Skuse
    Publisher: Chicken House
    Interest age: 11+
    Reading age: 10+

    Jody finds herself accidentally kidnapping an American rock idol and hiding him in her garage. But he turns out to be nothing like the lover of her dreams...

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