Large Mammals, Stick Insects and Other Social Misfits

A hilarious and honest depiction of life as a 15-year-old, when virtual friends sometimes seem more important than real ones

 

Meet Aimée Logan: social networking addict, compulsive list-maker, metabolically challenged cat-lover, and aspiring world leader. When Aimée is twinned with Caoimhe Cassidy in a Derry-Dublin school exchange scheme, she and the rest of her class begin the frenzied countdown to their counterparts’ visit. Whilst Aimée and her best friends, intense mother figure Beks and dizzy, loved-up socialite Bree, are excited to meet Caoimhe Cassidy, the real anticipation is around Caoimhe’s gorgeous older brother, Darren. Told with social realism, insight, and humor, this book introduces a sparkling cast of characters and gives the reader a the best of teenage diary fiction with a distinctly Irish flavor.

Felicity McCall was a BBC journalist for 20 years during the Northern Irish conflict. She is now a broadcaster, arts facilitator, and actor. She is the author of 14 books, including fiction, non-fiction, plays, and a graphic novel.