November 2015 Book of the Month To borrow one of her dad’s jokes, anyone suffering low ‘elf-esteem’ will be cheered by this special Christmas helping of Harriet Manners. It’s not a novel, but a kind of Geek Girl Christmas cracker, with quizzes and extras including an interview with author Holly Smale and, best of all, a novella-length description of one of the most exciting moments in Harriet’s life, namely her first proper date with gorgeous Nick.
This takes place on the Christmas ice-rink in front of the Natural History Museum and despite her habitual self-doubt, turns out to be everything Harriet dreamed of; she wouldn’t change any embarrassing moment of it. You can rely on Holly Smale to provide a fresh, funny and in this case festive take on figuring out who you are, and being proud of it too. ~ Andrea Reece
Elizabeth Clifford, Commissioning Editor of Geek Girl - on why she chose to publish Geek Girl......In February 2013, I first read the immortal line: ‘My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek…’ and I knew I’d found something really special. Funny, fresh and utterly genuine – Holly Smale’s debut, Geek Girl, captures the very essence of being an awkward teenage girl as self-confessed geek, Harriet, accidentally gets model scouted and stumbles her way from school bus to catwalk.
A layered and engaging read with real heart, Geek Girl is much more than a teen fashion story; it explores deeper emotional themes of best friends, romance, bullying and betrayals, and wittily turns transformation myths on their head – all with a smile.
All I want for Christmas is . . . a new GEEK GIRL story!Harriet Manners knows a lot about Christmas:She knows that every year Santa climbs down 91.8 million chimneys.She knows that Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was almost definitely a girl.She knows that the first artificial Christmas trees were made out of goose feathers.But this Christmas is extra special for Harriet, because four days ago she had her First Ever Kiss.Now she just needs to work out what's supposed to happen next .
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All I want for Christmas is . . . a new GEEK GIRL story!Harriet Manners knows a lot about Christmas:She knows that every year Santa climbs down 91.8 million chimneys.She knows that Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was almost definitely a girl.She knows that the first artificial Christmas trees were made out of goose feathers.But this Christmas is extra special for Harriet, because four days ago she had her First Ever Kiss.Now she just needs to work out what's supposed to happen next . . .A romantic festive treat from the internationally best-selling award-winning author of the GEEK GIRL series. Also includes a BONUS previously unpublished GEEK GIRL short story TEAM GEEK!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed All Wrapped Up and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
All Wrapped Up features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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All Wrapped Up was written by Holly Smale and published by HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
All Wrapped Up has 220 pages
Yes it is part of Geek Girl Special series