Diary of a Chav
Kindle Edition
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · Ebook · October 1, 2008
Fifteen-year-old Shiraz Bailey Wood's days are filled with hanging around outside Claire's Accessories, her parents work crap jobs, and her school is pretty much loser central.
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- Who it’s for
- Follow Shiraz Bailey Wood as she starts imagining more than minimum wage and souped-up cars.
- Genres
- Letters & Diaries for Teens, Funny YA, YA Stories About Girls & Women
- Published
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, October 1, 2008
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Fifteen-year-old Shiraz Bailey Wood's days are filled with hanging around outside Claire's Accessories, her parents work crap jobs, and her school is pretty much loser central. But this loveable British dreamer with a brain and a heart of gold is beginning to feel there might be a lot more to life than minimum wage and the bling of a souped-up car. Read more
Bigger Hopes
Follow Shiraz Bailey Wood as she starts imagining more than minimum wage and souped-up cars.
Come here for
- A teenage dreamer pushing past low expectations
- British everyday life, with ambition amid the bling
Expect
- A young voice balancing school frustrations with bigger hopes
- A grounded portrait of wanting more from ordinary days
Where it sits
| Letters & Diaries for Teens | 81% |
|---|---|
| Funny YA | 78% |
| YA Stories About Girls & Women | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- City Life for Teens
- Europe for Teens
- Finding Your Footing
- Authors
- Grace Dent
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Published
- October 1, 2008
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- City Life for Teens