It's not easy being a teenager at the best of times, but for Tess, things seem to be going from bad to worse. Her dad spends all his time drooling over his "Snugglepuss" and behaving like a lovesick puppy, while at school her English teacher, has singled her out as a hopeless case.

 

This is number 14 in Graffix .

There are 79 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1999 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Lynda Waterhouse works part-time in a primary school and writes for the rest of the time. When she's not working she likes lying down, reading and eavesdropping on conversations for research purposes. Her hobbies include missing aerobic classes, watching silent movies and listening to anti-folk music.