Planet Joy

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

Meet ten-year-old Joy Applebloom, a girl with a knack for finding the silver lining in even the darkest of rainclouds.

After years of travelling the world with her family, Joy feels like shes finally found a place she can call home. Shes settled in at school, has a new best friend called Benny and shes finally making a difference in the world.

But when a new girl, Phoebe Dark, joins class 6C, Joy discovers theres a whole world out there that she hasnt explored yet . . . Could Plane Tree Gardens be just the beginning

A heart-warming and joyful series about family, friends and never being too small to make a difference, with gorgeousillustrations from Claire Lefevre.

'A delight for its warmth and humour, but principally because the writing is alive and stunning'The Sunday Times onA Girl Called Joy

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.