Love, Simone XXX by Helena Pielichaty

(July 2007)

Age range: 8+ Price: £5.99

All three fabulous Simone titles - Simone's letters, Simone's Diary, Simone's Website - in one

For Simone's Diary
'Simone lets you into every gory detail of starting life in secondary school - even the sick bits!'
Lesa Bell of Cramlington High School

For Simone's Letters
'I got Simone's Letters for Christmas and thought it was excellent. Simone was really funny. I have read lots of books written in letters but this one is my favourite. I also like the illustrations.'
Connie Primmer, age 11

For Simone's Website
'This is a warmly told story in which the author's sense of fun shines through from beginning to end.'
Cathy Barker, Powell, children's services co-ordinator, West Notts.

Simone is loosely based on a girl I used to teach called Margaret. Margaret had two best friends who liked her but detested each other.

Poor Margaret always felt as if she were being torn in half, especially as they'd get jealous of each other if Margaret went to one of their houses and not the other.

I used Margaret's dilemma in 'Simone's Letters' with the two warring friends being Melanie McCloud and Chloe Shepherd.

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