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The Lost Diary of Sami Star

Paperback

A wonderfully warm and touching story of friendship, identity and kindness from top-notch teen author Karen McCombie.

Being at home is hard for Hannah. With Mum, Dad and Vix always fighting they've got no time for her or her worries, she might as well be invisible.

But when she finds an abandoned diary in the park containing snippets and photographs of the colourful life of the mysterious Sami Star, Hannah hopes she's found the real friend she always needed. Little does Hannah know Sami needs her too…

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

RRP: £7.99

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-78112-816-9

Interest age

9+

Reading age

8

Accelerated Reader Level

4.5

Publication Date

05-09-2018

Format

Paperback

Pages

64 pages

Dimensions

130x198mm

Product Description

A wonderfully warm and touching story of friendship, identity and kindness from top-notch teen author Karen McCombie.

Being at home is hard for Hannah. With Mum, Dad and Vix always fighting they've got no time for her or her worries, she might as well be invisible.

But when she finds an abandoned diary in the park containing snippets and photographs of the colourful life of the mysterious Sami Star, Hannah hopes she's found the real friend she always needed. Little does Hannah know Sami needs her too…

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Author

Karen McCombie, Illustrated by Katie Kear

Karen McCombie is the bestselling author of over 90 books for children and teenagers including the Carnegie Medal-nominated 'Little Bird Flies', 'How to be a Human', and series 'St Grizzle's School for Girls' and 'Indie Kidd'. Karen is also the author of the bestselling and much-loved series 'Ally's World'. Originally from Scotland, she now lives in London with her family who all give her inspiration for her books, whether they like it or not.||Katie Kear is a British illustrator who has been creating artwork for as long as she can remember. She graduated from the University of Gloucestershire with a First Class BA Hons Illustration Degree, and is currently completing her MA in illustration. She loves drawing, adventures in nature, chocolate, stationery and finding new inspirational artists.

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-78112-816-9

Reading age

8

Interest age

9+

Accelerated Reader Level

4.5

Publication Date

05-09-2018

Format

Paperback

Pages

64 pages

Dimensions

130x198mm

Product Description

A wonderfully warm and touching story of friendship, identity and kindness from top-notch teen author Karen McCombie.

Being at home is hard for Hannah. With Mum, Dad and Vix always fighting they've got no time for her or her worries, she might as well be invisible.

But when she finds an abandoned diary in the park containing snippets and photographs of the colourful life of the mysterious Sami Star, Hannah hopes she's found the real friend she always needed. Little does Hannah know Sami needs her too…

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Author

Karen McCombie, Illustrated by Katie Kear

Karen McCombie is the bestselling author of over 90 books for children and teenagers including the Carnegie Medal-nominated 'Little Bird Flies', 'How to be a Human', and series 'St Grizzle's School for Girls' and 'Indie Kidd'. Karen is also the author of the bestselling and much-loved series 'Ally's World'. Originally from Scotland, she now lives in London with her family who all give her inspiration for her books, whether they like it or not.||Katie Kear is a British illustrator who has been creating artwork for as long as she can remember. She graduated from the University of Gloucestershire with a First Class BA Hons Illustration Degree, and is currently completing her MA in illustration. She loves drawing, adventures in nature, chocolate, stationery and finding new inspirational artists.