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Indi Raye is Totally Faking It

A hilarious teen diary novel about besties, crushes and cringes!

Lauren Layfield, Author

Paperback

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Publication date: August 31, 2023

Category: Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9781444959727

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For fans of GEEK GIRL and LOTTIE BROOKS – a hilarious teen diary novel from CBBC presenter and Capital DJ, Lauren Layfield.

Meet Indi. She’s new to Manchester with approximately zero friends. Unless you count Gary, who, unfortunately, is a gecko.

If Indi’s going to find some real mates – and maybe even a boyfriend – she’s going to have to FAKE IT.

How else is she going to survive her first job in a chippy, which is anything but glam vibes? And how on earth will she attract school crush Johnny Hotpants while smelling like a haddock in a hairnet?

Will Indi ever get her first kiss? Will she accept her mum’s new boyfriend (yuck)? And will she EVER learn that just being yourself is the most important thing of all?

A HILARIOUS new teen diary about trying to be cool when you just want to eat chicken nuggets and chat to your pet lizard.

Reviews

A brilliant, bold and laugh-out-loud story ... a reminder of the importance of true friendships, being part of a sisterhood and having the confidence to be your own authentic self.

Tamsin Winter, author of Girl (in Real Life)

In this relatable, entertaining and funny diary, Lauren Layfield perfectly balances the very real struggle many young teens go through in their desperation to fit in, with a non-preachy message about how much easier things can be if you just be your true self.

Jen Carney, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G.

Lauren Layfield

Lauren Layfield is a TV and radio presenter, hosting Capital’s Early Breakfast Show, regularly reporting for BBC The One Show and presenting the BBC coverage of Eurovision. Her career started at CBBC HQ where she also hosted some of their biggest entertainment shows including The Dengineers, The Playlist and The Dog Ate My Homework. She’s fronted ground-breaking documentaries Let’s Talk About Periods and Let’s Talk About Sexism and is an ambassador for the charities Young Minds and Bloody Good Period.