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Sequins, Stars and Spotlights

Key Features/Quotes Threads was the winner of The Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition 2009. 'Threads?Intelligent chick-lit with lots of heart.' -BOOKSELLER. "Beads, Boys and Bangles?more than a zesty fantasy about teenagers engaged in a kind of junior Gossip Girl/Sex and the City fashion fest. Bennett's clever depiction?makes you see the gorgeous clothes, and why they're worth it- as long as they're ethically sourced..." -AMANDA CRAIG, THE TIMES About the Book: Threads 3: Sequins, Stars and Spotlights Now in their last school year, best friends Nonie, Jenny, Edie and Crow are so close to beginning glittering careers. So why do their challenges suddenly seem overwhelming? The girls have choices to make: Who will wait for fame and success? Who will emerge an outright star? Who will fall in love? And who will turn her back on all her dreams? Third in the fabulous, sharply observed and compassionate Threads series. Four girls have four dreams. Crow is on the way to becoming an international fashion designer. Jenny's been discovered by a Broadway composer. Edie still wants to go to Harvard. Nonie ...isn't really sure, but knows it's something fashion-related and wonderful. They're growing up and on the brink of glittering careers. About the Author: Sophia Bennett Sophia Bennett won The Times/Chicken House Competition 2009 with her fabulous debut children's novel Threads. Her great loves are art and design, her four children, fashion magazines, cappuccino, her husband and her job (but not necessarily in that order). She lives in London with her family and has also written for The Times and The Guardian.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 328
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781906427580
  • Genres
  • contemporary, fiction
  • Release date
  • 2011