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Hattie's life is already complicated enough. She's about to start secondary school, her best friend is going off with someone else, and her dad seems to have completely forgotten his promise to let her have a room of her own. So when her mum's goddaughter, Seren,...
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Hattie's life is already complicated enough. She's about to start secondary school, her best friend is going off with someone else, and her dad seems to have completely forgotten his promise to let her have a room of her own.
So when her mum's goddaughter, Seren, arrives and gets special treatment, Hattie feels pushed out.
Could it be that Hattie's family actually prefer Seren?
Other excellent books by Cath Howe:
Ella on the Outside
Not my Fault
How to Be Me
The Insiders
My Life on Fire
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781839942853
Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 April 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd
Illustration: approx 30 b/w
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Cath Howe is a children's author and teacher in South West London. Cath runs workshops in schools on everything to do with writing and performing. Two Is a Crowd is her sixth novel following the highly acclaimed Ella on the Outside, How to be Me, Not My Fault, The Insiders and My Life on Fire.
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