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Battle of the Besties
The bestselling, hilarious series for kids, from award-winning author and comedy writer
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THE BESTSELLING AND HILARIOUSLY FUNNY SERIES FOR KIDS, TOLD ENTIRELY IN THE FORM OF A GROUP CHAT, FROM AWARD-WINNING* AUTHOR AND COMEDY WRITER, EMILY-JANE CLARK. Welcome back to the Cringe Club! It’s Kennedy’s first day back at Hellington High after half term and things seem to...
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THE HILARIOUSLY FUNNY SERIES FOR KIDS, TOLD ENTIRELY IN THE FORM OF A GROUP CHAT, FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND COMEDY WRITER, EMILY-JANE CLARK.
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THE BESTSELLING AND HILARIOUSLY FUNNY SERIES FOR KIDS, TOLD ENTIRELY IN THE FORM OF A GROUP CHAT, FROM AWARD-WINNING* AUTHOR AND COMEDY WRITER, EMILY-JANE CLARK.
Welcome back to the Cringe Club! It’s Kennedy’s first day back at Hellington High after half term and things seem to be going... well!? Even her arch-enemy, Harmony Bliss, is being NICE!? Meanwhile, Devon is collecting cringes like trophies thanks to his highly embarrassing parents and Liv is having major boy trouble.
Unfortunately, Kennedy's good luck soon turns: she earns herself a new nickname, things between her new friend group are not going smoothly, and she has to go on a school trip to a theme park when she’s TERRIFIED of heights. To top it all off, The Mother has made them go vegetarian (aka STARVE TO DEATH). Things couldn’t get any CRINGIER.
- Features themes of fitting in, friendship fallouts, bullying and sisterhood
- For readers 8+ with illustrations throughout
- Perfect for fans of Lottie Brooks and Dork Diaries
Readers LOVE the Cringe Club:
- “The perfect book for reluctant teens”
- “Books like this make reading a joy”
- “I struggle to get my teen to read books so it was wonderful to see her enjoying this one so much”
- “An ideal gift for any tween or teen”
- “Hilarious and perfect for tweens”
Emily-Jane Clark won the BASH award and the Fantastic Book Award with her debut.
Cringe Club was an Amazon #1 bestseller in Children's Books on Marriage & Divorce on 24/08/2025
Series: Cringe Club
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Cringe Club
THE BESTSELLING NEW SERIES FOR KIDS, TOLD ENTIRELY IN THE FORM OF A GROUP CHAT, FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND COMEDY-WRITER, EMILY-JANE CLARK. Welcome to the group chat! It's called Cringe Club because, as you might have guessed, it contains a cringe binge of EPIC proportions. My name is Kennedy King and I have been FORCED to move to London by...Paperback$1900Elsewhere:$2099Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
Battle of the Besties
THE BESTSELLING AND HILARIOUSLY FUNNY SERIES FOR KIDS, TOLD ENTIRELY IN THE FORM OF A GROUP CHAT, FROM AWARD-WINNING* AUTHOR AND COMEDY WRITER, EMILY-JANE CLARK. Welcome back to the Cringe Club! It’s Kennedy’s first day back at Hellington High after half term and things seem to be going... well!? Even her arch-enemy, Harmony Bliss, is being NICE!? Meanwhile, Devon is...Paperback$1900Elsewhere:$2099Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
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The bestselling and hilariously funny series for kids, told entirely in the form of a group chat, from award-winning author and comedy writer, Emily-Jane Clark. Kennedy King has survived her first year at Hellington High! She’s managed to make three new friends but is still missing Liv and Devon more than anything. She isn’t worried though because they have all...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableOut 29 Sep 2026Pre-order
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ISBN: 9781398543553
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 January 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Gallery Kids
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Emily-Jane Clark is the author of The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2024. She writes for television and her work has been featured on The Mash Report, The Jonathan Ross Show, BBC and Mock the Week. When she’s not writing, she teaches drama to primary school children.
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Cringe Club
THE BESTSELLING NEW SERIES FOR KIDS, TOLD ENTIRELY IN THE FORM OF A GROUP CHAT, FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND COMEDY-WRITER, EMILY-JANE CLARK. Welcome to the group chat! It's called Cringe Club because, as you might have guessed, it contains a cringe binge of EPIC proportions. My name is Kennedy King and I have been FORCED to move to London by...Paperback$1900Elsewhere:$2099Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
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SOS
The bestselling and hilariously funny series for kids, told entirely in the form of a group chat, from award-winning author and comedy writer, Emily-Jane Clark. Kennedy King has survived her first year at Hellington High! She’s managed to make three new friends but is still missing Liv and Devon more than anything. She isn’t worried though because they have all...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableOut 29 Sep 2026Pre-order
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