Not Going To Plan

Name: Not Going To Plan
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781471418372
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Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026

By Tia Fisher

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A powerful verse novel about sexual consent, unplanned pregnancy and the breaking of taboos.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR WRITING 2026

A powerful verse novel about sexual consent, unplanned pregnancy and the breaking of taboos.

An Observer YA Fiction Book of the Month.

Description

Marnie's really messed up this time—expelled and forced to change schools, the only empty seat in Marnie's new school is next to Zed, a nerd with zero tolerance for mistakes. Marnie (skilled at art and Spanish, struggles with numbers) can't wait to lose her virginity. Zed (brilliant at maths and physics, loathes languages) is a loner who can't stand being touched. They couldn't be less alike, but they both need good grades in the subjects they hate.

What starts as a trade in tuition turns into an unlikely friendship—and after Marnie has sex with a boy who lies about using a condom, she needs Zed's help to make the hardest decision of her life.

Not Going To Plan is a touching exploration of friendship and the challenges of growing up, showcasing how two opposites find common ground amidst their personal struggles.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781471418372

Publisher: Hot Key Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hot Key Books

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 400

Collections

Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Tia Fisher Young Adult

About the Author

Tia Fisher writes books for the rebel inside her. She spent her youth desperate to escape the boredom of a tiny village in Norfolk, writing poems of love and rebellion and reading indiscriminately through the shelves of the local library.

After being expelled from boarding school and dropping out of university, Tia had a bewildering variety of jobs - from TV presenter to ESOL teacher to artists' model - before finding her happy place working in libraries and writing stories. In her fifties she went back to university, and is now the proud owner of a master's degree in writing for young people. She recently moved back to Norwich and now she loves it.

Tia's debut teen verse novel, Crossing the Line, was the winner of the 2024 Yoto Carnegie Shadowers' Choice Medal and the UKLA 11-14+ prize, and is in the 2024 Reading for Empathy collection. In 2026 Piccadilly Press will publish Tia's debut middle-grade story, Operation Doodlebug, which is set in World War Two.

Tia's website is at tiafisher.com. Tia's socials can be found at linktr.ee/tiafisherwrites.

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