How to be more Hedgehog

Lily has a stammer. The signal between her brain and her mouth is all messed up and it's getting worse. When a video of her practicing her class presentation is uploaded onto YouTube head thrust forward, eyelids fluttering, lips stretched wide Lily's nightmare begins. Cyberbullying, kids at school whispering, even best friend Mia laughing behind her back. Lily's confidence takes a nose-dive and she can only see one way out: run away to Dad in Scotland and start all over again. But Lily quickly realises that running away isn't the answer that her stammer will follow her wherever she goes HOW TO BE MORE HEDGEHOG is about friendship and family and finding the courage to speak out. AGES: 9 plus AUTHOR: Anne-Marie Conway is a British primary school teacher specializing in drama, she also runs her own children's theatre company, Full Circle. Anne-Marie has written a number of humorous sketches which have been performed by her theatre company, and her first novel (on which Starmakers is based) was shortlisted for the inaugural Times/Chicken House Fiction Competition.

Ideal for readers interested in childrens fiction.