Cross My Heart and Never Lie

'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' is a beautiful full-color coming-of-age novel that follows Tuva as she starts seventh grade. She wants to write a diary, get a cool look, build the best fort in the woods, and share everything with her best friends. However, things don't go as planned, and her friends are split into rival factions. Tuva is expected to choose a side, but with all her friends fighting, she isn't sure how to share.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

A captivating full-color coming-of-age novel, ideal for fans of Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Katie Kirby's The Mega Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks, and The Babysitters Club graphic novels.

"READING THIS WAS LIKE A WARM HUG – ALICE OSEMAN"

Tuva is entering seventh grade, and her to-do list includes: keeping a diary, achieving a trendy appearance, constructing the most impressive fort in the woods with her best friends, and sharing everything with them. However, when she starts school, everything turns out differently than she had expected.

Seventh grade has divided her friends into opposing factions: Team Linnea and the girls who fall in love, and Team Bao and the girls who are still playing. Linnea has a boyfriend, Bao despises anything related to feelings. Worst of all, Tuva is expected to take a side!

Then Mariam arrives, and things start to make a little more sense. However, with all her friends fighting, this is one aspect of growing up that Tuva is unsure how to share.

Weight: 438g
Dimension: 235 x 154 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008653750