All I Know Now - Hardcover

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 075155751X ISBN 13: 9780751557510

Publisher: Sphere, 2015

Synopsis

We all know that growing up is hard to do, and sometimes the only thing that makes it better are the reassuring words of someone who has walked that bumpy road just a few steps ahead of you and somehow ended up as a fully-functioning adult. Carrie Hope Fletcher is that person.* Thanks to her phenomenally popular YouTube videos, Carrie has become an 'honorary big sister' to hundreds of thousands of young people who turn to her for advice, friendship and, most of all, the knowledge that things will get better.

Carrie has created a safe and positive space for young people to connect and share their hopes and concerns online, and now she will share her most personal thoughts and experiences in her first book, ALL I KNOW NOW. Part memoir, part advice guide, it will include Carrie's thoughts on some of the topics she's asked about most regularly: bullying, body image, relationships and perhaps the scariest question of all: what does the future hold for me? With warmth, wit and a sprinkling of hard-won wisdom, Carrie will provide the essential tools for growing up gracefully . . . most of the time.

*Although she did recently post a video about how to pee in a onesie. So the definition of 'adult' is a bit flexible here . . .

About this title

About the Author

Carrie Hope Fletcher is an actress, singer, vlogger and, thanks to her popular YouTube channel ItsWayPastMyBedTime, “honorary big sister” to hundreds of thousands of young people around the world. The videos she creates—on topics as diverse as exam stress, handling school bullies, and how to pee in a onesie—have been viewed more than fifty million times. Carrie has played the role of Eponine in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre in London’s West End since June 2013 and received the 2014 WhatsOnStage Award for Best Takeover in a Role. She lives just outside of London.

Review

“Though the book is targeted to teens, Fletcher’s advice on making friends can apply to grownup women as well.“—Washington Post

“Openly addresses the ebbs and flows of adolescence, pursuing goals, and sometimes letting go of them.”—Publishers Weekly

“Thus far, the reaction to the book, a guide to navigating the teen years, written by 22-year-old video blogger and musical-theatre star Carrie Hope Fletcher, has been evenly split. First comes the astonished gasp of gratitude and relief from a teenager discovering that, OMG, she’s not alone and entirely misunderstood after all! This is invariably followed by a sob of retrospective regret from her mother that there wasn’t a similar book in her day to offer such comfort and encouragement.”—Daily Mail (UK)

“Full of warmth, wit and wisdom, [Carrie is] the big sister everyone needs in their life.”—Top of the Pops magazine

“[She’s ] young, fab, and incredibly talented. I think I manage to keep my massive jealousy of Carrie Hope Fletcher just [barely] under control :-).”
—Jenny Colgan, author of West End Girls and The Little Beach Street Bakery

“Where was this book when I was growing up? Even with describing her mistakes and stumbles, Carrie’s prose remains graceful and perfect. This is a best friend in book form.”
—Andrew Kaufman, author of All My Friends Are Superheroes

“Oh, what a fantastic book—so honest, so brilliant, so kind. If every mom or dad buys this for their teenager they’ll be doing themselves a real favor—everyone will benefit, I promise!”
—Jill Mansell, author of Don’t Want to Miss a Thing

“Oh @CarrieHFletcher I am loving your book. You are wise beyond your years and you're a beautiful writer.”
—Harriet Evans, author of A Place for Us

“All I Know Now . . . It's super mega awesome.”
—Emma Blackery, youtube.com/emmablackery

“All I Know Now is exactly what my teenage self needed, and a reminder for my 26-year-old self that we’re not alone in our quirks, breaks, wonder, and woes . . . it’s absolutely magic.”
—Jodi Ann Bickley, author of One Million Lovely Letters

“Carrie has written the ultimate life survival guide for teens and beyond!”
—Ali McNamara, author of From Notting Hill with Love . . . Actually

“An honest and funny guide to growing, dreaming, and being.”
—Samantha Shannon, author of The Bone Season

Edition details

• Publisher: Sphere
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075155751X
• ISBN 13: 9780751557510
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 322