My Perfect Cousin
By (Author) Karen McCombie
Illustrated by Sofia Miller Salazar
HarperCollins Publishers
Barrington Stoke Ltd
1st October 2025
3rd July 2025
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Girls and women
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and be
Paperback
88
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 6mm
270g
Cousins Yasmin and Ruby have always been rivals, but both sides of the story are exposed in this cleverly composed clean-teen novella from Karen McCombie.
Ruby cant stand her perfect cousin Yasmin. Yasmin is pretty, popular and has a gorgeous boyfriend Max. Shes set to get excellent grades in her GCSEs and her parents wont stop going on about how brilliant she is.
Ruby always feel small and hopeless around Yasmin, and whenever she gets any attention, Yasmin tries to make sure the spotlight turns back to her.
Or thats how Ruby feels anyway. But is there another side to the story
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 7.
Karen McCombie is the bestselling author of over 90 books for children and teenagers including the Carnegie Medal-nominated 'Little Bird Flies', 'How to be a Human', and series 'St Grizzle's School for Girls' and 'Indie Kidd'. Karen is also the author of the bestselling and much-loved series 'Ally's World'. Originally from Scotland, she now lives in London with her family who all give her inspiration for her books, whether they like it or not.