Everybody Hurts

Joanna Nadin (Author) Joanna Nadin is the author of more than seventy books for children and young adults, including the bestselling Rachel Riley diaries, the critically acclaimed Eden and Undertow, and the Carnegie-nominated Joe All Alone, now being adapted for television. A former broadcast journalist, political speechwriter, and special adviser to the Prime Minister, she has a PhD on the concept of self in young adult literature, and lectures in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. She lives in Bath with her daughter.Anthony McGowan (Author) Anthony McGowan is one of the most widely acclaimed young-adult authors in the UK. His books have won several major awards, and been shortlisted for many more. He has also written highly regarded adult fiction, as well as books for younger readers. He has a PhD on the history of beauty, and has taught philosophy and creative writing. He lives in London with his wife and two children.

Infinitely preferable to The Fault in Our Stars . . . It's grittier, and without the candy coating. Sophia and Matt have dynamic and realistic voices . . . Lots of laugh-out-loud moments and some emotional ones make this a book that will be extremely popular at school.