Geek Girl Lib/E

Review A smart, sassy, and very funny debut.-- "Bookseller"A smash hit in the UK, this is a cheeky, fabulous, fun read for anyone who has dreamed of a fresh start.-- "Booklist"A transformation comedy...The wacky humor and subtle girl-empowerment message of the Brit-chick-lit genre are on full display here.-- "Kirkus Reviews"Debut author Smale, a former model herself, gives Harriet an instantly appealing narrative voice, full of discursions and self-deprecation-wisecracking, down-on-her-luck Harriet is easy to warm to. If the ugly duckling turned swan is cliche, both Smale and Harriet know it...Readers will thoroughly enjoy Harriet's uproarious misadventures.-- "Publishers Weekly"Delightfully quirky.-- "Bliss magazine (UK)"Harriet is irresistible. Readers will experience love at first chapter for this geek girl who always manages to hold on to her sense of humor as she navigates the treacherous worlds of school friendships and high-fashion modeling.-- "VOYA"Hilarity, deception, misunderstanding, fashion, makeup, and hairstyles...Quirky, likable, and geeky, Harriet is an outsider to the modeling world but possesses a natural charm that is everything the fashion world needs. Pure fun.-- "School Library Journal"I loved Geek Girl. Wise, funny, and true, with a proper nerd heroine you're laughing with as much as at. Almost.-- "James Henry, writer for Smack the Pony and Green Wing" Product Description Geek + runway = a runaway UK hit! Geek Girl is the first book in a hilarious, internationally bestselling series that's perfect for fans of Louise Rennison and The Princess Diaries.Harriet Manners is a geek. She always has been, and she thought she always would be--but when she's discovered by a modeling agent, she leaps at the chance to reinvent herself. There's only one problem: Harriet is the definition of awkward. Can she transform from geek to chic? About the Author Holly Smale was unexpectedly spotted by a top London modeling agency at the age of fifteen and spent the following two years falling over on catwalks, going bright red, and breaking things she couldn't afford to replace. By the time she had graduated from Bristol University with a BA in English literature and an MA in Shakespeare, she had given up modeling and set herself on the path to becoming a full-time writer. Her novel Geek Girl was the #1 bestselling young adult fiction title in the UK in 2013, and it was short-listed for several major awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. She currently lives in London, England.