Would You Rather?

by Chris Higgins

Overview

Flick loves to play Would you Rather? with her friends: Daddy or chips? Boyfriend or career? Snog or marry? Life is all about the choices you make, and all around her Flick watches her family grapple with life-altering decisions.

When Flick's dad discovers that he's adopted, so begins a mystery that leads him to a long lost secret at the very heart of their family - one that leads back to a choice that was made many years ago, and once uncovered, will rock Flick's world ...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781444902112
Publisher:	Hachette Children's Group
Publication date:	03/03/2011
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Chris Higgins was born and brought up in South Wales. She now lives in Cornwall with her husband, 4 children, a sheepdog, a rabbit and a goldfish that will be 21 this year!
For many years she worked as a Secondary school teacher in English and Drama. Chris loves theatre and between writing helps at the Minack, the open-air theatre on the cliffs near Lands End.
Chris also loves to travel and is a great believer in taking control of your own life and making the most of your opportunities.
Chris's novels deal with issues that every teenager can identify with.

Before writing her first novel, Chris taught English and Drama for many years in secondary schools. She also worked at the Minack, the open-air theatre on the cliffs near Land's End, but now writes full-time.

Chris has won a number of awards including Young Minds, the Lancashire Book Award, the Lincolnshire Young People's Book Award, the KYBA, and she has been shortlisted twice for Queen of Teen.

She lives in the far west of Cornwall with her husband.

Editorial Reviews

As engaging as it is entertaining, lively and likeable—St Ives Times & Echo

I read this book in one day because it was so good and I didn't want to put it down—Young Reviewer Jessica Ebner Statt, Barnet Press Series

Fantastic ... Chris Higgins is very much a modern day Judy Bloom—School Librarian

'Fantastic ... a compelling story which teenagers will just not be able to put down.'—School Librarian

A fantastic portrayal of teen life—Focus (Kentish Gazette)

'Poignant, moving and honest'—Lovereading4kids

'As engaging as it is entertaining, lively and likeable'—St Ives Times and Echo

PRAISE FOR CHRIS HIGGINS:
'Chris Higgins gives her loyal audience another tremendously enjoyable read in Love Ya Babe. She has a light touch and an easy style that absorbs you right from the very start.'

—The Bookbag

'This a funny, interesting, heart-warming story.'—Chicklish

'... exciting and engaging and its a hard one to put down when youve started.'—The Bookbag

A thundering good read—The Cornishman

A touching tale of romance, friendship family—Publishing News

A poignant novel... A moving, honest most of all positive story about friendship, family trust. Will make you laugh and cry.—Shop! Scotland

A touching debut—First News

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