Have you ever wanted to read someone's diary? Well, now you can. Meet Cherry Bakewell, a pink-haired seventeen-year-old who is about to embark on the biggest journey of her life - moving to university. Read her thoughts as she attempts to balance her life, love, lessons, and work, with being a fierce bass player and singer for her band /Blinding Lollipop and the Helter Skelter Whiz Kids/. Who can she trust? Which boys are toxic? Why should students totally NOT drink? Take a voyeuristic peek inside her secret diary and follow her journey as she experiences a whole lot of first-times. Discover what she learns about life, rocking out, growing up, falling in love, falling over, kissing boys...and girls.

 

 

There are 201 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2021 by John Hunt Publishing .

Rai Jayne Hearse is a young writer, fresh out of university, who is ready to take on the world armed only with trusty biro and vintage typewriter. She wants to inspire young girls with her kick-ass stories of female empowerment and to reach out to teenagers who may be battling with their own sexuality.