The Super-secret Diary of Holly Hopkinson

By Charlie P. Brooks, Katy Riddell (Illustrator)

Part of the The Super-Secret Diary of Holly Hopkinson series

A ten-year-old must save her family from financial ruin with a magic watch and unexpected Hollywood dealings.

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400 pages

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Holly Hopkinson, a ten-year-old with a magic pocket watch, faces the challenge of saving her family from financial disaster after both parents lose their jobs. Amidst her brother's girl troubles and her sister's protest antics, Holly's entrepreneurial spirit leads her to a Hollywood director in need of a horse and location. Can Holly's business acumen and magical aid turn their fortunes around, or will chaos reign in the middle of nowhere? Dive into Holly's world where magic and mayhem collide, and every day brings a new adventure.

From the publisher

A charming domestic comedy for readers of 8+, with a dash of magic, and the occasional moment of mayhem! These are the continued memoirs Holly Hopkinson, aged ten, except without any of the rubbish adults usually put in, thank you very much.Earlier this year, me and the rest of my family had to move to the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE after my dad lost his job.Now my mum has just lost HER job as well, and I must once again save my family from FINANCIAL RUIN and CATASTROPHE - while dealing with silent brother Harold’s girl drama, and sorting out my older sister Harmony, who has joined the protests about a new housing development in the village.Thank GOODNESS I am armed with my Magic Pocket Watch.At least the business empire of Holly Hopkinson is set to IMPLODE on to the world stage as I am about to do business with a WORLD-FAMOUS HOLLYWOOD director who needs a horse and a location. . .I tell you, I may be a world away from my old life, but the drama here never stops.

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