HOLLY SMALE wanted to write from the age of five when she discovered that books didn’t grow on trees like apples. Her passion for stories led her on a number of adventures, including modelling, teaching children in Japan, PR and backpacking across dozens of countries around the world. She has a degree in English literature and an MA in Shakespeare and Feminism from Bristol University.The Valentines series is the blockbusting follow-up to the number-one, internationally bestselling and acclaimed Geek Girl series, which sold over three million copies in thirty languages and won the Teen and Young Adult category of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.Happy Girl Lucky is the first in a brand-new series that follows the famous Valentine sisters.

PRAISE FOR GEEK GIRL: “Harriet's comical and cringeworthy misadventures in the world of fashion are guaranteed to get you laughing.” The Week Junior“Genius.” MaximumPop!“You can't fail to like Harriet.” Parents in Touch"A smart, sassy and very funny debut." The Bookseller"Loved GEEK GIRL. Wise, funny and true, with a proper nerd heroine you're laughing with as much as at. Almost." James Henry, writer of Smack the Pony and Green Wing"A feel-good satisfying gem that will have teens smiling from cover to cover, and walking a little taller after reading" Books for Keeps“I would highly recommend Geek Girl to anyone who likes a good laugh and enjoys a one-of-a-kind story.” Mia, Guardian Children’s Books website