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I Was Born for This

By Alice Oseman
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With special bonus content – a brand new story by Alice Oseman The third novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless, Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series. For Angel Rahimi,... Read More
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With special bonus content – a brand new story by Alice Oseman

The third novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless, Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series.

TikTok made me buy it! From the YA Prize winning author and creator of Netflix series HEARTSTOPPER

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With special bonus content – a brand new story by Alice Oseman

The third novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless, Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series.

For Angel Rahimi, life is about one thing: The Ark – a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are taking the world by storm. Being part of The Ark’s fandom has given her everything she loves – her friend Juliet, her dreams, her place in the world.

Jimmy Kaga-Ricci owes everything to The Ark. He’s their frontman – and playing in a band with his mates is all he ever dreamed of doing.

But dreams don’t always turn out the way you think, and when Jimmy and Angel are unexpectedly thrust together, they find out how strange and surprising facing up to reality can be.

A funny, wise, and heartbreakingly true coming-of-age novel. I Was Born for This is a stunning reflection of modern teenage life, and the power of believing in something – especially yourself.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008659295

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Harper Fire

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 432

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Alice Oseman Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Young Adult

About the Author

Alice Oseman was born in 1994 in Kent, England. She completed a degree in English at Durham University in 2016 and is currently a full-time writer and illustrator. Alice can usually be found staring aimlessly at computer screens, questioning the meaninglessness of existence, or doing anything and everything to avoid getting an office job. Alice's first book, SOLITAIRE, was published when she was nineteen.

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