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Paperback (b Format)288 pages
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www.chrishigginsthatsme.comPublisher
Hodder & Stoughton Childrens DivisionPublication date
15th February 2007ISBN
9780340999981Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
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Pride And Penalties
Chris Higgins
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The Lovereading comment:
Chris Higgins successfully gripped the reader with her strength of storyline, brilliant teenager characters and terrific descriptions of situations with her first novel 32C That’s Me. It really had the wow factor with many teenage girls who read it. Now, his second novel, Pride and Penalties is out – and yes it’s even better according to my 13 year old daughter, with a strong plotline, characters you can really relate to and the right mix of emotional tension and romance, so, as a parent if you want your daughter to spend some time with a book then I can almost guarantee she’ll love this.
Other top titles by Chris Higgins include Love Ya Babe, A Perfect Ten, It's a 50-50 Thing, and her debut 32 C, That's Me.
Synopsis
Pride And Penalties by Chris HigginsCharlotte doesn't want a lot - just to play rugby and for her Dad to be proud of her. But, her brother Will's the rugby star of the family, only he's got very different stars in his eyes. Soon, they're both keeping secrets and so is their mum! Good thing she's known as Spider, she'll need all the help she can get to untangle this web.
Reviews
PRAISE FOR CHRIS HIGGINS:'Chris Higgins gives her loyal audience another tremendously enjoyable read in Love Ya Babe. She has a light touch and an easy style that absorbs you right from the very start.The Bookbag
'This a funny, interesting, heart-warming story.'
Chicklish
'... exciting and engaging and its a hard one to put down when youve started.'
The Bookbag A thundering good read
-- The Cornishman A touching tale of romance, friendship & family -- Publishing News A poignant novel... A moving, honest & most of all positive story about friendship, family & trust. Will make you laugh and cry. -- Shop! Scotland A touching debut -- First News
About The Author
Chris Higgins was born and brought up in South Wales. She now lives in Cornwall with her husband, 4 children, a sheepdog, a rabbit and a goldfish that is very old – well over 20 in fact!
For many years she worked as a Secondary school teacher in English and Drama. Chris loves theatre and between writing helps at the Minack, the open-air theatre on the cliffs near Lands End. Chris also loves to travel and is a great believer in taking control of your own life and making the most of your opportunities. Like her first novel, 32C, That’s Me her subsequent ones are right on the buzzer in getting under the skin of young teenage girls, each of them with characters they can easily identify with. It shows that just when things are going your way, life can deal you some nasty surprises. But coping with them can make you stronger. Love ya Babe is her fifth novel and is just out in paperback.
Here's some advice from Chris Higgins for aspiring writers:
a) Write! So many people say they would like
to write but they don't. They make excuses, saying they haven't got
enough time, but you always find time for things you really want to
do.
b) Read!
c) Show don't tell. The old chestnut! It's so much more fun for readers to work something out for themselves than be told.
d) Read!
e) Always give your reader a good reason to turn the page or move onto the next chapter.
f) Read!
g)
Write about the world you know. It's more interesting than you think.
People like to read books to confirm their own thoughts, feelings and
experiences, to say, I know what that feels like!
h) Read!
i)
Write about what you imagine. People like to be taken to other worlds
too. Then they can say, Wow! I'd never thought of that!
j) Read!
k) Don't explain too much. Give your readers credit for being intelligent.
l) Read! Read! Read!
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