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Chris Higgins (Author)

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Publication Date: 7 Jun 2012 | Series: The Secrets Club

Join Alice, Tash, Dani and Lissa, the girls in The Secrets Club, as they begin their new lives at secondary school. They're making friends, facing their fears and choosing which secrets they share . . .

'This book should be prescribed for all girls about to leave the safety of primary school, for reassurance, for information, and most of all-for fun!' Thebookbag.co.uk

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'This book should be prescribed for all girls about to leave the safety of primary school, for reassurance, for information, and most of all-for fun!' Thebookbag.co.uk

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Product details

Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Puffin (7 Jun 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 014133522X
ISBN-13: 978-0141335223
Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.3 x 19.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 30,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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She gets better and better with each new storyline (lovereading4kids.com )

Higgins packs a lot into an easily-read book, taking the issues seriously but presenting them with a welcome lightness of touch (Books for Keeps )

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Chris Higgins has written many books for young people. An ex-teacher, Chris is married with four daughters and three grandchildren, and lives in West Cornwall.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun, Intuitive Read Perfect For Pre-Teen Girls 25 July 2012

By TheBookAddictedGirl

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Alice has just started high school - a posh high school none of her friends are going to. On her first day, her father yells at another student's mum, swears at the headmistress and acts an awful lot like Alice's irresponsible party-girl big sister, Nikki.
It's at Riverside Academy, though, that Alice finds a group of new best friends. Alice, Lissa, Dani and Tash are all totally different but they soon become best friends - the "Gang of Four".
So when one day they vow to keep no secrets, Alice's heart falls.
She's keeping something back, something locked away in her head.
She wants to tell her new friends, but she vowed to herself she would let no one find out...
But is Alice the only girl in the "No-Secrets Club" keeping something to herself?
I've never read anything by Chris Higgins before, but Jayde (a lovely lady at Penguin, who sent me this wonderful book) said she thought I'd like it, so I happily picked it up. I'll admit that 8+ is a little younger than most of my books, but I soon found myself wrapped up in the story. It was a really quick read and a really fun one too. Something about the book just sucked me in and kept me there. I read it in a single sitting! It was so addictive! It was like being an 11 year old all over again, though I must admit, Alice's experience was rather more exciting!
I loved the huge variety of characters in this book: I really think there's a girl everyone could relate to. I loved how Higgins showed them all - they all had strengths and flaws. They're the kind of girls I think Tweens will really be able to relate to. Alice was really smart and practical and careful: the sort of person who thought through the possibilities before doing something.... I loved her, and how devoted she was to the environment! Alice's sister Nikki was brilliant: impulsive and a party lover, she was kind of a wild cannon, but I liked her and the sister-bond between her and Alice. Lissa was super posh and glamorous and nice, and although she was really together on the outside, she was really quite insecure underneath the surface. I'm really intrigued by her secret... Tash was warm and sweet and smiley: totally confident and great fun. She loved school and was a really bubbly person. Dani was a tomboy and totally devastated she was at an all-girls school! I loved that she was her own person with her own mind. I've just gotta mention Nikki's boyfriend Greg, `cause not only was he hot, but he was cute and kind and sweet, too.
The family relationships were really varying throughout the book. The one between Lissa and her Mum was pretty strained and I could tell Tash's mum relied on her a lot. The rather stormy family Alice had was the one at the heart of the book. Alice's mum and dad were always worrying about Nikki, 'cause she partied a lot and got into trouble. But they obviously all loved each other, even though they wound one another up and drove each other crazy.
This book brilliantly tackled how scary it can be, going up to high school. I remember how terrifying it was for me - I was so scared that I wouldn't know anyone in my form. (I ended up in the same one as my best friend and at least five kids from my school!) So can you imagine how terrifying it would be to go to a school no one you know was going to! As well as that, it dealt with secrets and trying to fit in and how you grow up and change. All of the things covered are really relevant and will really just click with teens and pre-teens.
Alice had kind of a dry humour in her voice, making the book a real pleasure and great fun to read. While it really sounded like an eleven-year-old, sometimes Alice sounded a little too old, but she was a "thinker" and it just suited her. I'll admit that I had an inkling on where everything was going, the 'big secret', pretty early on, but then this is aimed at eight year olds, so what so you expect? None the less, I was simply addicted to the book and plot. I'm not all that sure what exactly it was about the book, but I was sucked right into the head of Alice, feeling like an eleven year old again. With all the secrets and mystery, this book had a plot that kids will love just as much as I did! Also, I couldn't figure out some of the other girls' secrets, so I'm desperate to find out what they are hiding too!
Ok, so this book was aimed at a lower age group then most I read. But I loved it! It was fun, funny, addictive and such a short, sweet read. I was left wanting more! It's going to be a huge hit with all pre-teen girls - and after-teen gals too! I can't wait for the next in the series and will definitely be checking out some of Higgin's other books! Yay to the (No) Secrets Club!
Alrighty, Alice often did little lists like this, so I'm going to do one about: Reasons to love this book:
� It's fun
� It's funny
� It has great, relatable characters
� It has an engaging, addictive plot
� It has tons of things teen girls will totally get and relate to
� It's quick and light
� It teaches you about secrets and their effects
� It's cover is so cute!
� And it's deeper than it looks
Oh, and totally off topic, I loved the little keyholes at the start of the chapters and the cute little keys at the end of them. They were totally cute! And tied in with the whole secret thing perfectly. Read more ›

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Secrets Club 28 Dec 2012

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I thought it was a great book and I totally recommend it to anyone in the age group 9-13 as it is quite a easy read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book :) 28 Nov 2012

By gemgemstar

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If u need a new book this definitely is a good book to get I luv reading and really wanted to find out what the secret was I was non- stop reading it! Definitely recommend this book :)

BTW- the book is around the reading age for a 8-12 yr old..

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5.0 out of 5 stars You'll want to know the secret 7 Jun 2012

By Fiction Fanatic

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'Alice in the Spotlight' is the start of a series 'The Secrets Club', about four friends in their first year at secondary school. Alice is a quiet girl, a bit nervous about starting at her new school and overshadowed at home by her larger-than-life big sister. Alice is passionate about the environment, but will anyone at school share her views? Or are they only interested in fashion and gossip? Happily Alice finds three great friends at school, but there is something she just can't tell them. What is Alice hiding? And will the new friendships survive such a big secret? Girls of 8 to 12, especially fans of Jacqueline Wilson, will love this accessible, funny story about friendship.

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