The Mega-Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks

In the third installment of the Lottie Brooks series, discover the crush calamities, friendship fumbles, and homework mishaps of an 11 (and 3/4) year old girl trying to survive her first year of middle school.

Dear Diary,

BIG, MEGA, SUPER-HUGE news! I, Lottie Brooks, your favorite sixth grader (probably) will be going on her VERY FIRST DATE! (I won't ruin the surprise and tell you who with.) There just One Little Problem. I don't know what happens on a date. Or what I should wear. Or what I should do if my date tries to kiss me! Or if I smell good. *sniffs* Actually, it turns out I have A LOT OF PROBLEMS!

Luckily, I always have my BFFs, Molly and Jess, by my side to cheer me on. Not to mention my pet hammies! Plus, mom likes to remind me there is more to life that boys. And I agree. There's also cheese paninis, slumber parties, braces (that one's not ideal), and bubble tea, and being the queens of sixth grade.

I may not be sure of everything, but I do know that with my besties, my families, and maybe even a bubble tea or two, I can survive anything—even a mega-complicated crush.

xx,
Lottie

Katie Kirby is a writer and illustrator who lives by the sea in Hove with her husband, two sons and dog Sasha.

She has a degree in Advertising and Marketing and after spending several years working in London media agencies, which basically involved hanging out in fancy restaurants and pretending to know what she was talking about, she had some children and decided to start a blog called 'Hurrah for Gin' about the gross injustice of it all.

Many people said her sense of humour was silly and immature so she is now having a bash at writing children's fiction. The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks is her first novel.

Katie likes gin, rabbits, over-thinking things, the smell of launderettes and Monster Munch. She does not like losing at board games or writing about herself in the third person.

For events, merch and Lottie news check out my website: https://katiekirby.co.uk/

Katie Kirby is a writer and illustrator who lives in Hove, England with her husband, two sons and dog Sasha. After spending several years working in London media agencies, she decided to write a blog for adults which soon became a bestselling book. The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks was her first novel for kids, and there are currently eight books in the series. Like Lottie, Katie loves talking nonsense and often embarasses herself in public.