Catherine Forde est l'auteure de nombreux livres qui explorent souvent les complexités de l'adolescence et des relations interpersonnelles avec sensibilité et perspicacité. Son style est reconnu pour sa franchise et sa capacité à capturer les voix authentiques des jeunes alors qu'ils naviguent à travers les défis de l'identité et les pressions sociales. Forde dépeint magistralement les paysages émotionnels de ses personnages, offrant aux lecteurs des récits profonds et résonnants. Ses œuvres se distinguent par une compréhension aiguë de la psyché adolescente et un fort accent sur le pouvoir de l'amitié et de la découverte de soi.
Teased and abused for being grossly overweight, Jimmy, a fourteen-year-old Scottish teenager who dreams mysterious dreams and secretly aspires to become a chef, decides to turn his self-loathing life around by learning how to swim.
In 2012 The Emergency begins as terrorist bombs shatter cities around the UK. Molly's parents decide to send her and her brother John away from Glasgow to safety in the countryside. Molly is sent to Paradise Farm to be looked after by Pernilla, who gives her everything she desires, and soon she forgets about her old life.
Sally and Keith seek an escape from their mundane lives by becoming VIPs at the Rock Out festival. They connect, but complications arise when Keith discovers Sally isn't a famous stylist, and Sally learns that Keith, despite being a huge fan, isn't the lead singer of Dead Holes.
Struggling with Substance Use presents evidence on the magnitude of the problem of student substance abuse and provides education professionals with information on the causes as well as the risk and protective factors that must be understood to address the issue. Topics examin...