This novel is so tuned in to the teenage psyche - sharp, full of humour and a touch subversive - that it's hard to believe it's not written by one. In fact it comes from the pen of Simmone Howell whose Notes from the Teenage Underground was published in 2008 and garnered impressive reviews. Everything Beautiful tells the story of Riley, atheist and all-round rebel who has been tricked by her father and his irritating new girlfriend into spending her summer at a spiritual holiday camp. Here she meets recent paraplegic Dylan who like Riley is hell-bent on turning the camp upside, until that is she has a life-changing experience.
If you enjoyed this then check out Simmone's debut novel Notes From the Teenage Underground.
When Riley's Dad gets a new girlfriend, life turns upside down for Riley. She doesn't like Norma and Norma doesn't like her. But it is not until Riley finds herself shipped off to 'camp' that she realises just how bad things have become.
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When Riley's Dad gets a new girlfriend, life turns upside down for Riley. She doesn't like Norma and Norma doesn't like her.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Everything Beautiful and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
Everything Beautiful features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Everything Beautiful was written by Simmone Howell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc