Jess Vallance Books

"Gracie Dart has always worked hard and she's got a wall covered with revision timetables and French verbs to prove it. But now GCSEs are behind her and she suddenly starts to think: what was the POINT of it all?When Gracie thinks she's dying of a disgusting tropical illness, she starts to worry she's been wasting her best years being sensible. It's like people say: you only live once - so isn't it about time she started LIVING? (OK, so the tropical illness turned out to be a fake-tan miscalculation. Anyone could make the same mistake.) When Gracie decides to do something, she does it properly. Gracie Dart is about to live out her dreams. However embarrassing."

'Gracie Dart is the screamingly funny YA heroine I've been waiting for' - Harriet Reuter HapgoodWhen Gracie realises that she is the only person in her group of friends who has not been invited to THE party of the year, Gracie decides to do something about it.

A small hardback with dust wrapper that is more gift book than anything else and comprises a selection of the most memorable lines from the works of Robert Burns.

Christmas. A time for families to celebrate together. To be merry and bright.Emma Snow is reluctant to return to her husband Colin’s family home for Christmas this year, with a seemingly good reason.Maisie Snow is a perfectionist with high standards and expectations from all of her children; however, she is starting to feel like she is no longer needed.Ming Pun is nervous about visiting her boyfriend Harris’ family for the first time and brings with her a big secret.This Christmas turns out to be more unpredictable and unexpected than any of these three women could possibly have imagined.

If you receive a letter telling you your father has died, what do you do?

Frances Bird has been a loner for so long that she’s given up on ever finding real friendship. But then she’s asked to show a new girl around school, and she begins to think her luck could finally be changing.Eccentric, talkative and just a little bit posh, Alberta is not at all how Frances imagined a best friend could be. But the two girls click immediately, and it’s not long before they are inseparable. Frances could not be happier.As the weeks go on, Frances finds out more about her new best friend – her past, her secrets, her plans for the future – and she starts to examine their friendship more closely.Is it, perhaps, just too good to be true?

The second book in a brilliantly funny teen series featuring the trials and embarrassing tribulations of teenager Gracie Dart. Following her new zest for life, Gracie decides she has had enough of lies.