Friends Like Us: Bea

By (author) McLachlan Jenny
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Bea and friends are entering a dance competition but they''re definitely not in step with each other. Are they still Friends Like Us? A funny, fresh and romantic story that fans of Geek Girl will love
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A TV dance competition has come to town. Bea loves dancing but can she overcome her shyness in time to enter? It wouldn''t be so bad if her best friend hadn''t ditched her to join a dance group formed by their school''s ultimate Mean Girl, Pearl.

When Bea''s nan arranges for her to learn to jive, Bea is surprised to find she loves it. And even more shocked to discover that she might feel the same way about her new dance partner Ollie. BUT he''s supposed to be going out with Pearl ... Now Bea''s fighting for more than just a place in the competition final.

One of four connected books about best friends - don''t miss the rest of the Friends Like Us series: Betty, Kat and Pearl.

*Note: this book was originally published with the title Flirty Dancing.

Biographical note:
Jenny McLachlan is the acclaimed author of many books for children and teenagers, including the best selling Land of Roar series. Before becoming an author Jenny was an English teacher, but she now spends her time living by the seaside with her family, writing and drawing, and daydreaming on the South Downs with her dog, Maggie.
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Bea and friends are entering a dance competition but they''re definitely not in step with each other. Are they still Friends Like Us? A funny, fresh and romantic story that fans of Geek Girl will love
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Bea, Betty, Kat and Pearl have been friends since nursery but can their friendship survive the crushes, complications and competitiveness of teenage life? Mean girls, hot boys and a remote island with no phone signal are all part of the challenge in these hugely funny and heart-warming books.
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Funny and heartwarming ''tweenager'' romance stories for readers of 11-14
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Perfect to appeal to fans of Geek Girl books or the new 2024 Netflix adaption
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Jenny McLachlan is the highly successful author of the Land of Roar series
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Fantastic repackage of all four titles in this series