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Friends Like Us: Bea
Series: Friends Like Us
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A TV dance competition has come to town. Bea loves dancing, but can she overcome her shyness in time to enter? It wouldn't be so bad if her best friend hadn't ditched her to join a dance group formed by their school's ultimate Mean Girl, Pearl....
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Bea and friends are entering a dance competition but they're definitely not in step with each other. Are they still Friends Like Us? A funny, fresh and romantic story that fans of Geek Girl will love
Bea and friends are entering a dance competition but they're definitely not in step with each other. Are they still Friends Like Us? A funny, fresh and romantic story that fans of Geek Girl will love
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A TV dance competition has come to town. Bea loves dancing, but can she overcome her shyness in time to enter? It wouldn't be so bad if her best friend hadn't ditched her to join a dance group formed by their school's ultimate Mean Girl, Pearl.
When Bea's nan arranges for her to learn to jive, Bea is surprised to find she loves it. And even more shocked to discover that she might feel the same way about her new dance partner, Ollie. BUT he's supposed to be going out with Pearl... Now Bea's fighting for more than just a place in the competition final.
One of four connected books about best friends - don't miss the rest of the Friends Like Us series: Betty, Kat and Pearl.
Note: this book was originally published with the title Flirty Dancing.
Series: Friends Like Us
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Friends Like Us: Bea
A TV dance competition has come to town. Bea loves dancing, but can she overcome her shyness in time to enter? It wouldn't be so bad if her best friend hadn't ditched her to join a dance group formed by their school's ultimate Mean Girl, Pearl. When Bea's nan arranges for her to learn to jive, Bea is surprised to...Paperback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Friends Like Us: Betty
Betty is clueless about boys, and her only kiss so far has been with her cat! So, when she notices fabulously hot new boy Toby at school, she needs guidance urgently. If only her best friend was actually speaking to her at the moment! More than ever, Betty wishes her mum was still around to advise her, but she did...Paperback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Friends Like Us: Kat
Fashionista Kat is banished to a remote Swedish Island for the summer when her parents catch her (sort of) kissing her sister’s ex-boyfriend. It’s a nightmare – the island’s one shop doesn’t even sell clothes, her friends are hundreds of miles away, and the only way to even get phone signal is to swim out to a tiny rock just...Paperback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Friends Like Us: Pearl
Pearl has never cared to be nice. In fact, pretty much everyone agrees she’s the exact opposite. Only her oldest friends—Bea, Betty, and Kat—see her better side. It's no secret that Pearl loves to be the centre of attention, so with a starring role in the school production of Romeo & Juliet up for grabs, Pearl does everything she can...Paperback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781526678089
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 November 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury YA
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 188g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Jenny McLachlan is the acclaimed author of many books for children and teenagers, including the best selling Land of Roar series. Before becoming an author Jenny was an English teacher, but she now spends her time living by the seaside with her family, writing and drawing, and daydreaming on the South Downs with her dog, Maggie.
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