The Cantankerous Molly Darling

Perfect for fans of Louise Rennison! Molly Darling wants life to be as simple as wellies and porridge - this is rural Ireland after all. Instead, Mum's hiding in the attic; Dad's run away, leaving only a PowerPoint to explain; her sister has a ham sandwich for a fianc�; there's a boy and THE silence; her BFF will stop at nothing to go viral; and the chickens are missing. It's enough to make any girl cantankerous. But she'll fix it all. Easy, right? Romance, music, skiing: a winter holiday in a book! Escape into snowy bliss in this cosy, charming story from YA Book Prize-shortlisted authors Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison. 'Exactly what a teen book should be. I gobbled it whole in a day.' HOLLY BOURNE 'Sweet, moving, relatable and genuinely hilarious.' LISA WILLIAMSON 'Perfectly captures the highs and lows of the early teenage years.' THE SUN Kicked out of ballet academy, Mouse is hating the school ski trip. Jack was sure it’d be filled with danger and girls, but hasn’t a clue about either. That’s until French teen sensation Roland arrives in the resort – and Jack’s a dead ringer for him. After Roland persuades Jack to be his stand-in for a day, Jack, in disguise, declares his feelings for Mouse. But what happens when he’s no longer a pop star – will there still be music and magic on the slopes? Hilarious, heart-warming and full of irrepressible wintry fun: the perfect gift for teens this Christmas! Packed with first kisses, dorm-room gossip and new friendships forged on the snowy slopes. From the authors of the YA Book Prize-shortlisted Lobsters and Freshers. Kicked out of ballet academy and straight into a school ski trip, Mouse knows certain classmates can't wait to see her fall flat on her face. Meanwhile, Jack looks forward to danger and girls, but hasn't a clue about either. That's until French teen sensation Roland arrives in the resort - who Jack's a dead ringer for. When Roland persuades Jack to be his stand-in for a day, Jack, in disguise, declares his feelings for Mouse. But what happens when he's no longer a pop star - will it be music and magic on the slopes? Perfect for fans of Louise Rennison!Molly Darlingwants life to be as simple as wellies and porridge - but herfamily is coming apart at the seams, and to top it all off, thechickens are missing. It's enough to make any girl cantankerous.But ... she'll fix it all. Easy, right? The school ski trip isn't going to plan. Jack's bored; Mouse has fallen out with her friends. But when a French popstar arrives in the resort - who Jack's a dead ringer for - the snowy slopes begin to get a bit more interesting ... The school ski trip isn't going to plan. Jack's bored; Mouse hasfallen out with her friends. But when a French popstar - who Jack'sa dead ringer for - arrives in the resort, the snowy slopes beginto get a bit more interesting ... The school ski trip isn't going to plan. Jack's bored; Mouse has fallen out with her friends. But when a French popstar - who Jack's a dead ringer for - arrives in the resort, the snowy slopes begin to get a bit more interesting "Mayhem and romance ensue when tweens Mouse and Jack meet on the slopes during a school ski trip"--