Girl (In Real Life)

What's it like to grow up online and have every tantrum, every spot - even your first period - broadcast to hundreds of thousands of followers? A funny and heartfelt novel for fans of Geek Girl, from the award-winning Tamsin Winter: "Fast becoming a favourite for younger teenagers." The ObserverMost parents try to limit their kids' online exposure. But not Eva's. Her parents run a hugely successful YouTube channel, and Eva is the star of the show. But Eva is getting sick of being made to pose in stupid mum-and-daughter matching outfits for sponsored posts. The freebies aren't worth the teasing at school. And when an intensely humiliating "period party" post goes viral, Eva is outraged. She's going to find a way to stop the channel, even if she has to sabotage it herself.

Short-listed for The Redhill Academy Trust Book Awards 2022 (UK) Short-listed for Cheshire Schools' Book Award 2022 (UK) Long-listed for Redbridge Children's Book Award 2022 (UK)

Highly relatable, balancing slapstick sequences with moments of real poignance. The Observer
Winter's funny and thought-provoking third novel vividly evokes the sense of powerlessness and exposure on the flip side of viral fame. The Guardian
A shrewd examination of online lives and how we create our identities The i
Tamsin Winter is fast becoming a favourite for younger teenagers. The Observer
A funny but thought-provoking - and at times cringe-inducing - dive into the often-bizarre world of online influencers. The Irish Times

Tamsin Winter studied English Literature and Creative Writing and now works as a secondary school English teacher in Leicestershire. Her first novel, Being Miss Nobody, won the Calderdale Book of the Year, the Leicester Secondary Book of the Year and the Hillingdon Secondary Book of the Year, as well as being nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2018 and selected as a Reading Agency Book of the Year and a Reading Rampage 2018 book.  Author location: Leicestershire

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