My WIP is an Upper Middle Grade story for girls – all about the challenge of change. The Main Character is a 13 year old girl called Beatrice Wild.

• She’s a bookworm
• She’s a blunderbus
• And EVERYTHING in her life is changing

How will she survive a week at bible camp with a bunch of kids she doesn’t know, a blushing problem, a first crush and no BFF to talk to?

Here’s a little sneaky preview!

The weirdest and most AMAZING thing happened tonight. 

Andy and Caroline cooked us hotdogs and seriously – a hotdog has NEVER tasted so good.  I could have eaten five!  I don’t know what’s the matter with me right now.  I have the appetite of a pregnant Velociraptor.

Anyway, when we were in the hotdog queue, Olivia and me were just – you know – minding our own business, having a little chinwag, and Charlie Fisher and his friends were behind us, and they kept laughing and looking over at us.

Anyway, I tried to act all nonchalant as if I had no idea they even existed. Then when I went to squeeze ketchup on my hotdog, I sort of missed…

AND IT SPLURTED ALL OVER MY NEW WHITE HOODIE.

It’s official.  I am a walking talking DISASTER.

Olivia giggled and I shrieked and then Caroline said, “Oh, you mucky pup!  I’ve got some soapy water here.  I can give it a wash if you like before the stain dries.”

And so, for a while, I was walking around in just my T-shirt as my hoodie was all sopping wet.

And then Charlie Fisher came strolling over and said: “Here – you can borrow mine. I’m boiling.”

AND HANDED ME HIS HOODIE! 

I’m pretty sure my cheeks went as bright as a tomato.  And when he’d walked away, Olivia squealed and said: “See?  He DEFINITELY likes you!”

And I thought to myself ‘wait a minute, am I in some kind of Hallmark movie right now’?

I’M STILL IN SHOCK.

So, I got to wear Charlie Fisher’s hoodie.  It smelt quite lovely of clean washing mixed with campfire smoke.

I think I’m smitten.

I really hope you enjoyed this little extract from my story! Stay tuned for updates.