Helen Salter: 3 books

In the back of my rough book I wrote a list of hurdles I needed to overcome in order to meet Luke and some of his friends in town for an almost-date type situation. Writing the list had the added advantage of making me look really busy and productive in the lessons. Get Poppy to invite Jez. Phone...

‘So, are you going out with him now or what?’ Poppy asked.‘I don’t know.’ I thought about it. ‘I guess I’ll see him soon and we’ll talk about it.’‘Will you be all elusive and distant and coy?’‘Erm . . .’‘Or maybe just avoid him until he goes mad with lust for you?’Gorgeous...

‘You’ve got that dreamy look on your face again,’ warned Poppy on the bus home from school. I needed to sort that out, otherwise I would accidentally slip into it at home and my Mum would find out I was finally a normal fifteen-year-old with a gorgeous boyfriend and freak out. I swear she thinks...