SUE LIMB

Ruby's mum is sick ...or is she? It's very upsetting when your parents don't tell you what's going on. And Ruby's not the only one who's upset. Yasmin gets a nasty shock when someone sends her an anonymous email. Fortunately Holly Helvellyn, Goth teen idol and generally Miss Amazing (except for that miserable boyfriend she now drags around), is on hand to cheer Ruby up, but even she doesn't have the answers to everything. The truth will out eventually, though.

Ruby is pressurised by Yasmin into having a Midsummer sleepover at her house - but will her parents agree? Where will they all sleep? And if she can't invite everyone, who's in and who's out? Ruby digs herself into deeper holes as she tries to keep everyone happy. Will she manage to pull it off with friendships and family relationships intact?

Ruby's off to the seaside with Mum, Dad and Mum's work friend Deb and her family. It's soon clear that Ruby and Sasha, Deb's daughter, have absolutely nothing in common, so when Sasha does decide to take a sudden interest in monkeys in an evil attempt at one-upmanship, this can mean only one thing: revenge. It's a good job Dad wants to teach Ruby to swim, as it gives them both an escape from Sasha and her family. Well, it would be a good idea if he didn't almost drown her!

Zoe and Chloe have already survived one threat to their friendship in the form of the devilish Beast, who toyed cruelly with Chloe's affections. Now the girls are back on track and hatching a plan to go down to Newquay, rent a caravan and have a great time. But first they have to earn some cash, which they do via much back-breaking work growing veg for a Farmer's Market stall every Saturday. Finally they get to Newquay ...bliss! Freedom! So why does the terrible Beast have to turn up? Zoe is furious. But does Beast have a - up till now very much hidden - soft centre? Time to have a rethink on the nature of the Beast ...

Ruby quiere tener, a toda costa, una cabaña en lo alto de un árbol el día de su décimo cumpleaños. Solo que no hay árboles en el jardincito de su casa, y su familia —sobre todo su hermano mayor Joe— se ríe de la idea. Pero la suerte favorece a Ruby cuando conoce a Holly, una chica gótica y supergenial que, además, la comprende muy bien y comparte su pasión por los animales. Una nueva serie, brillante y divertida, de Sue Limb, la autora de Chica de 15. Encantadora pero loca.

It's just not fair! Ruby's family won't let her have a pet. Well, any decent pets, anyway. Her dad's got this awful cat allergy and her mum thinks it's cruel to leave a dog alone in the house all day. Ruby is furious - but determined. Then she meets Horatio, one of the kittens belonging to Yasmin's neighbour. It's love at first sight, and Ruby starts making plans for the arrival of the new secret family member ...

Zoe y Chloe van al mismo instituto, comparten las mismas aficiones y son amigas del alma, hasta que Chloe cae bajo el hechizo del oscuro y peligroso Hawkings, también conocido como la Bestia. Mientras tanto, Zoe tiene que arreglárselas como pueda para conseguir que dos chicos, a ser posible, apuestos, interesantes y educados, las acompañen al Baile del Terremoto. ¿Qué puede hacer Zoe para salvar a Chloe del influjo de la Bestia? ¿Cómo conseguirá librarse de las muestras de cariño de su amigo, el pegajoso Donut? ¿Cuándo logrará llamar la atención del increíblemente guapo Olliver Wyatt, el chico de sus sueños?

Winter is closing in, and with it comes a new set of problems. Ruby is afraid of the dark, and older brother Joe enjoys taking advantage of this by giving her scares whenever he can. The fabulous Holly points out that everyone is afraid of something. True as this turns out to be, it doesn't really help Ruby, especially when she discovers that her babysitter is even more afraid of the dark than she is! On top of that, it's the school play and Ruby also has to confront her stage fright. And then, when things really can't get any worse, Joe is still going out with that awful girl, Tiffany. Why, oh why, won't he come to his senses, dump her and go out with the wacky, witty and wonderful Holly?

Jess no sabe muy bien qué hacer. Tiene que escribir una carta a Édouard, un chico francés que viene a su casa de intercambio, pero no consigue inspirarse. Aunque el problema es aún mayor: Édouard le ha pedido una foto. A Jess le horroriza la idea, y decide solucionarlo echando mano de las nuevas tecnologías y de su gran amigo Fred...

Zoe and Chloe. Chloe and Zoe. The two girls are inseparable. Even though they often drive each other crazy, they are best of friends. And just at present, they have an immediate problem. Who are they going to persuade to take them to the Earthquake Ball - the ball of the year? Being Zoe and Chloe, they have left this important task till one week before the ball. Time is running out. And being Zoe and Chloe, they don't resort to run of the mill measures This is the perfect next read for all those avid fans of Sue Limb's "Girl 15" series. Set at the same school, with Jess and Flora even making cameo appearances, fans will sink with cries of glee into the familiar humour and the toe-curlingly embarrassing crises that Sue Limb effortlessly and convincingly creates for her characters. The first in a series of three books featuring Zoe and Chloe.

Ha llegado una chica nueva al colegio y, para que se integre bien en el grupo, la señorita Jenkins quiere que alguien se ocupe de ella. Pero ¿quién? Pues Ruby Rogers, claro. Así que la pequeña gánster tendrá que aguantar a «la nueva». Y encima, ¡la increíble Holly parece estar saliendo con un chico muy raro! Menos mal que la fiesta de San Valentín promete ser muy divertida. La cuarta aventura de Ruby Rogers, el simpático y entrañable personaje creado por Sue Limb, la autora de Chica de 15. Encantadora pero loca.

¡No es justo! A Ruby no le permiten tener mascotas. Su padre es alérgico y sufre reacciones si hay algún gato cerca. Además, a su madre, que trabaja como comadrona y apenas pasa tiempo en casa, le parece cruel dejar a un perro solo durante todo el día. Así que Ruby se siente incomprendida... Sobre todo, después de conocer al gatito Horacio. ¡Fue amor a primera vista! La pequeña gánster, como siempre, se las ingeniará para salirse con la suya. La quinta aventura de Ruby Rogers, el simpático y entrañable personaje creado por Sue Limb, la autora de Chica de 15. Encantadora pero loca.

Ruby Rogers está muy preocupada: su madre padece alguna enfermedad. ¿Qué le ocurre? Ruby no lo sabe —nadie habla con ella—, pero algo ronda su imaginación: ¿estará embarazada?, ¿tendrá un hermanito?, ¿quizá dos? No quiere ni pensarlo, tendría que compartir a sus padres, su habitación e incluso su cabaña en el árbol. ¡Qué desastre! La sexta aventura de Ruby Rogers, el simpático y entrañable personaje creado por Sue Limb, la autora de Chica de 15. Encantadora pero loca.

Fred and Jess star in another hilarious story, involving Gallic passion, muddy tents and aggressive cows! Jess is in a fix. She has to write a letter to Edouard, her French exchange, before he comes to visit, and her normal ability to write charismatic, charming and seductive letters has deserted her. But there is an even worse problem. She has to send a photo. The idea fills Jess with a special sort of fear. But she has a solution - a digitally enhanced solution - and who better to ask to help than her best mate Fred? It's only when you've stopped laughing that you realise in addition to being incredibly funny, Sue Limb has dealt seamlessly with the bigger themes of friendship and loyalty Fans will lap up this prequel as it charts Fred and Jess's relationship - and Jess's relationships with others - before Fred and Jess actually get together. The whole book sparkles with Sue Limb's characteristic wit and humour, and will send fans racing to read the rest of the books in the series.

Pre-teen readers or fans of Cathy Cassidy who like contemporary, funny and romantic fiction will love Sue Limb's witty story of teenage relationships and rivalry. Chocolate SOS is the sixth book in a series about Jess Jordan, a crazy but likeable heroine who has split up with her boyfriend Fred but is still desperately hoping he'll realise what a mistake this is.

A new boy at school causes great excitement among Ruby's friends, especially Yasmin. She won't shut up about him. As if Ruby hasn't got better things to think about! A lesson on careers has got her wondering about her future. If being a Robin Hood gangster doesn't work out, what will she do?

Disaster! Jess tried to hide her horror. Her mum frowned. 'What's wrong, sweetheart? It's what you've always wanted!' Jess's mum has finally capitulated and arranged a trip to see Jess's dad. But this is so the wrong moment: Jess has just got it together with Fred, and in an incredibly romantic way he has scraped money together to get them both tickets to the hottest music festival but instead Jess is going on a road trip with her mum and her grandmother (and her grandfather, but he doesn't quite count as he is ashes in an urn). Jess is keen to keep in touch with Fred by text while she is away, but after a while he just stops responding. And her best friend Flora is now going to the exact same music festival Jess was supposed to go to! Jess can't help her paranoia about Fred working overtime. If Jess isn't careful, her worries are going to completely spoil her much-wanted visit to her dad. But when she gets there, it turns out that everybody has a surprise for each other. Needless to say, some work out better than others In this sequel Sue Limb has surpassed herself.The writing is still fresh, funny and effervescent, but at the same time Sue has captured the difficult, prickly but above all loving relationship between a daughter and her parents.

Ruby's teacher asks Ruby and Yasmin to look after a new girl at school. Her name is Lauren, and it is not long before she manages to upset the uneasy equilibrium between the two best friends. Ruby resents the way Yasmin often waltzes off, leaving her to entertain the extremely shy Lauren. Meanwhile, back home Ruby is under pressure to accept Tiffany as brother Joe's girlfriend, not least because Holly seems to have got together with another boy. However, St Valentine's promises some fun events and an opportunity for a little Valentine card devilment to relieve Ruby from all this relationship stress and get back at Yasmin. Of course, things do not go exactly according to plan and Ruby soon finds herself in rather hot water ...