Rebecca's Rules

'It reminded me of being a teenager, the nice parts! It's a perfect piece of hilarious loveliness! Gold Star!!!!' -- Marian Keyes 'I've just read a gorgeous book! Rebeccas Rules by Anna Carey. For young adults but so funny, sweet, bright I loved it' -- Marian Keyes 'a witty and perceptive snapshot of contemporary Dublin teenagers and their preoccupations: family, friends, school, first romance' -- Irish Times 'funny and warmly enjoyable' -- Sunday Business Post 'a real treat' -- Sunday Business Post 'Anna Carey has created another book to thrill preteen girls' -- Sunday Independent 'a completely authentic teenage voice' -- Tralee Advertiser 'lively' -- West Cork People 'beautifully drawn characters' -- West Cork People 'a completely authentic teenage voice' -- West Cork People 'the author has managed to capture the way teenagers think and speak absolutely faithfully' -- Inis Magazine 'witty and easy to read' -- Inis Magazine "few authors describe teen girls' friendships and family relationships so well, and for all its humour, this is a remarkably tender book' -- Books for Keeps 'the teen voice is spot on throughout, and the portraits Rebecca gives us of her friends and family will resonate with readers' -- Books for Keeps 'Anna Carey has a sharp ear for dialogue and the book's diary format highlights this' -- Books for Keeps 'Carey captures the excitement, camaraderie and tensions ... brilliantly' -- Books for Keeps 'another fresh and funny tale of teen life, if anything even warmer and more perceptive than the first' -- Books for Keeps 'further proof of Carey's talent' -- Books for Keeps 'better than Adrian Mole!' -- lovereading.co.uk 'highly recommended' -- lovereading4kids.co.uk 'spot on' -- lovereading4kids.co.uk 'amusing from the first page' -- lovereading4kids.co.uk "[a] warm and delightful read, with a positive and feisty heroine' -- parentsintouch.co.uk 'hilarious story' -- parentsintouch.co.uk 'sure to be a favourite with fans of authors such as Sarah Webb and Judi Curtin' -- CBI's Recommended Reads 2012 'plenty of light humour and drama' -- CBI's Recommended Reads 2012 'John Kowalski is an inspired creation' -- Irish Independent 'another slice of real-life heartbreak and joy - and a lot of laughs -- Irish Independent 'wonderfully crafted' -- Irish Independent 'Carey captures the all-consumingness of first love angst to a tee' -- Irish Independent 'all the teen insight and even more of the humour and fun of the original' -- Irish Independent 'well written and speaks the language of the teenage girl to perfection' -- Evening Echo 'a fun read which fans of Anna Carey's previous book will enjoy very much' -- School Librarian Magazine 'a family and school drama that many readers will find easy to identify with as the book touches upon many problems that teenagers - especially girls - have to face every day' -- School Librarian Magazine Ms Carey has vividly expressed Rebecca's feelings -- TheGuardian.com would recommend this lively and hilarious book to girls between the ages of 11 to 13 -- TheGuardian.com rate it a 9/10! -- TheGuardian.com