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St Grizzle’s School for Girls, Goats and Random Boys

by Karen McCombie, illustrated by Becka Moor

Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 8+

Published by Stripes publishing, 2017

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About this book

Dani Dexter’s mum has taken a last-minute job that will see her gone for three whole months - and that means boarding school for Dani. She’ll be separated from her best friend Arch, just as they’re on the verge of creating the most brilliant online mini-movies yet.

Plus, Dani’s mum has picked a traditional school that looks uptight and stuffy, but the outdated website doesn’t show the wild, chaotic mess it's become. Dani isn’t keen on getting to know her new classmates, but can she find friendship among the mayhem?

Karen McCombie brings her usual wit and warmth to a St Trinian’s-style school setting in this new series with fab illustrations from Becka Moor. There are plenty of laughs and more silliness than you can shake a stick at, but Dani also discovers that friends can be found in the most unlikely of places. A light and fun story for young readers that’s full of surprises.

About the author

Karen McCombie is the bestselling author of 90 books for children and teenagers, including the series Ally's World, You, Me & Thing and St Grizzle's School For Girls, plus novels The Girl Who Wasn’t There, Catching Falling Stars and The Pearl in the Attic. Originally from Scotland, she lives in London with her husband, teenage daughter and beautiful-but-bitey cat. Karen does a lot of her writing on her laptop at a local garden centre cafe, since it has more cake and passing dogs to say hello to than her writing office at home...

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