It's time for a new, cool, all-conquering girl character for tweens - meet Darcy Burdock.

"Britain finally has an answer to Jeff Kinney and his Wimpy Kid! if you haven't heard of Laura Dockrill before now then expect her to become a household name sometime in the next year." Bookzone for Boys "Definitely, DEFINITELY beg your parents, siblings, cousins, friends, for this book!" Awkward Donkey Blogspot "I want to lay out a red carpet and hire an orchestra to announce the arrival of this book! Darcy is a quirky, hilarious, mischievous, kind and cool all at the same time. The writing in this book oozes personality and is extremely refreshing to read. Darcy's voice is unique and original keeping you entertained all the way through the book." Serendipity Reviews Blogspot

'Everyone's falling for Laura Dockrill' VOGUE. Named one of the top ten literary talents by The Times and one of the top twenty hot faces to watch by ELLE magazine, Laura is a young, talented writer/illustrator who is a graduate of the Brits School of Performing Arts. She has performed her work at the Edinburgh Fringe, Camp Bestival, Latitude, Bookslam and the Soho Theatre, and on Woman's Hour, The Jo Whiley show, Newsnight, BBC Breakfast and each of the BBC's respective radio channels 1-6. She has been a roaming reporter for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, run workshops at the Imagine children's literature festival on the South Bank, and is on the advisory panel at the Ministry of Stories.