Asking for a Friend

by Kate Mallinder

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Pub Date 4 Jun 2020 | Archive Date 11 Jun 2021

Firefly Press

Teens & YA

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Description

A feel-good YA story from the author of Summer of No Regrets about valuing the friends that value you.

Agnes, Hattie and Jake travel on the school bus together but don't know each other well. They plan a week in Weston as a 'study break' before exams but none of them admit the real reasons they need to get away. Agnes must find her sister. Hattie can't bear being home now all her friends have ghosted her. And Jake is afraid he's ill and has absolutely no idea how to tell anyone. Thrown together, what will happen when the secrets start to spill out?

A feel-good YA story from the author of Summer of No Regrets about valuing the friends that value you.

Agnes, Hattie and Jake travel on the school bus together but don't know each other well. They...

A Note From the Publisher

Kate Mallinder lives with her husband, four children and two cats near Ashby- de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire. She grew up in Solihull and went to college in Leeds. She wrote her first book, Summer of No Regrets, as part of her own ‘no regrets’ pledge, along with trying to surf, which didn’t go so well. If left to her own devices, she’d live on a window seat with a good book and a never-ending cup of tea. Follow Kate on Twitter @KateMallinder

Kate Mallinder lives with her husband, four children and two cats near Ashby- de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire. She grew up in Solihull and went to college in Leeds. She wrote her first book, Summer of...

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A Note From the Publisher

Kate Mallinder lives with her husband, four children and two cats near Ashby- de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire. She grew up in Solihull and went to college in Leeds. She wrote her first book, Summer of No Regrets, as part of her own ‘no regrets’ pledge, along with trying to surf, which didn’t go so well. If left to her own devices, she’d live on a window seat with a good book and a never-ending cup of tea. Follow Kate on Twitter @KateMallinder

Advance Praise

‘a feel-good adventure that reinforces how friendship can be a source of strength in the face of intimidation — from others and from within.’ Sally Morris, Daily Mail

‘A joyful, heartwarming story about unlikely friendships and the importance of being kind. I loved it.’ Katy Birchall

‘This was my perfect bank holiday read … A touching and immensely satisfying ⁦story about finding true friendship.’ Sue Wallman

‘Kate really is a master of friendships … her books are like little pockets of comfort. It’s so nice to just read and feel good for a little while.’ Yasmin Rahman

‘a feel-good adventure that reinforces how friendship can be a source of strength in the face of intimidation — from others and from within.’ Sally Morris, Daily Mail

‘A joyful, heartwarming story...