She may have a famous author for a mother and worse she, Bathsheba features as the crime super-sleuth in the books, but in fact she’s never saved the world or solved any deadly mysteries, she’s never even gone to school, until now that is. Join Bathsheba as she goes to school for the first time in Year 8. It won’t be easy for someone who has a superstarry reputation to live up to. This is the second diary featuring Bathsheba. The first, Chips, Beans and Limousines introduced us to the famous Bathsheba Clarice de Trop, not quite the starlet, sleuth and superstar she pretended to be and the third one is Doughnuts, Dreams and Drama Queens
Socks, Shocks And Secrets: : The Spectacular Second Diary of Bathsheba Clarice de Trop! Synopsis
Bathsheba Clarice de Trop is going to school for the first time. The daughter of a world-famous novelist, she has had a pampered, home-tutored - and pretty lonely - lifestyle. But her larger-than-life personality means it's not that easy for her to fit in. And so she embarks on an investigation to catch the thief of the school computers.
Leila Rasheed is the author of several books and series for children, including the Chips, Beans and Limousines books for Usborne, and (under the name Ellie Boswell), the Witch of Turlingham series. Her most recent books are Katherine Johnson: A Life Story (Scholastic, 2019) and The Smiling Stones (Rising Stars, 2019). She loves travel and places she has lived in include Benghazi, Brussels, Barnsley, Birmingham, Kota Bharu and Ascea. Before she was a writer she was a children’s bookseller in Brussels. She also leads creative writing groups and works for the Royal Literary Fund, helping students with their writing. Her website is www.leilarasheed.com
