Book description
A brilliantly funny novel by the author of Ghost on Toast and Hold My
Hand - Or Else!, for kids who are sick and tired of health food. All
junk food is banned from the school camp. So Spoonhead, Amy Yui, Trash,
Zits and some of the others think up outrageous ways of getting round
the authorities. But their ingenuity results in a thriving black market
with drinks going up to twenty dollars a can! Margaret Clark is one of
Australia's most popular writers for young people. She has worked as a
teacher and university lecturer and at the Geelong Centre for Alcohol
and Drug Dependency. Her novels for older readers include THE BIG
CHOCOLATE BAR, FAT CHANCE, HOT OR WHAT, KISS AND MAKE UP, FAMOUS FOR
FIVE MINUTES and a trilogy about the Studley family: HOLD MY HAND OR
ELSE!, LIVING WITH LEANNE and PULLING THE MOVES. BACK ON TRACK: DIARY OF
A STREET KID, NO STANDING ZONE, CARE FACTOR ZERO, and BAD GIRL, four
searing novels for young adults, have become bestsellers. Most recently
her SECRET GIRLSÂ STUFF, MORE SECRET GIRLSÂ STUFF, and WHAT TO DO WHEN
LIFE SUCKS have been hits with her many fans. Her most recent titles
FRIENDS FOREVER: A SECRET DIARY BY SARA SWAN (November 2005), SECRET
FRIENDS' STUFF (2006) and TROUBLE ON TUESDAYS are current bestsellers.
Margaret is a Doctor of Education and travels broadly speaking about her
writing. Her books are published in 16 countries.
