Girl (Nearly) 16: Absolute Torture Book

Just when things were going so well.Jess had the perfect summer planned: She and Fred, lounging in the park, gazing into one anotherâ??s eyes and engaging in witty repartee. It was going to be so romantic. And then her maddening mum stepped in: She suddenly announced a two-week â??road tripâ? to Cornwall to visit Jessâ??s dad, something Jess might have enjoyed, actually, were it not for the monstrously bad timing. Not only will this force Jess and Fred apart for two whole weeks, it will also leave the darling and handsome Fred in the clutches of Jessâ??s blindingly beautiful best friend, Floraâ??who, you might recall, expressed an interest in Fred not too long ago. As if all this werenâ??t enough, Jessâ??s mum seems to expect her to weep at the grave of every departed literary hero in Britainâ??s long history. Itâ??s absolute torture. And little does Jess know, a huge surprise awaits her when she visits her dad at his home for the first time in years.From the Hardcover edition.Read More