Love From Joy

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For readers aged 9+comes the second book in a sparkling new series about family, friends and finding the joy in life! From the mind of Guardianaward-winning author Jenny Valentine, this is the perfect series forfans of Jacqueline Wilson, Cath Howe and Lara Williamson!

Hi! My name isJoy Applebloomand I'm ten years old.

People say I am a glass half full kind of person, which basically means I see the good in everything. And right now Im going to need all my powers of positive thinking to fix a really tricky situation . . .

My new best friend Benny just hasnt been himself lately. I have to find out whats going on and bring back Bennys special smile for good

A heart-warming and positive story about family, friends and the importance of kindness with gorgeousillustrations from Claire Lefevre.

Praise forA Girl Called Joy:

'This book [. . .] is a delight for its warmth and humour, but principally because the writing is alive and stunning.The Sunday TimesChildren's Book of the Week.

Author Bio

Jenny Valentine is an award-winning writer for Young Adults. Her first novel Finding Violet Park won the Guardian prize in 2007 and since then she has written many books, including Broken Soup and Fire Colour One, as well as young fiction series Iggy and Me. Her work has been published in 19 countries. In 2017 she was the Hay Festival International Fellow, spending the year meeting and learning from teenagers all over the world. She lives all over the place and has two daughters.