Synopses & Reviews
This funny, addictive teen novel is the answer for those who think winning the lottery will solve all of life's problems. Life's hard for Lia. Her mom is a nag, her sister a pain, and the gorgeous-but-mysterious Raf seems immune to her charms. When Lia wins $8 million in the lottery, suddenly everything is different. But will Lia's millions create more problems than they solve? Resentful girls at school set up a “We Hate Lia” Facebook group . . . with fans in the thousands. Her friend Shazia wont have anything to do with Lia's fortune, believing gambling to be immoral. The mother of her other best friend, Jack, is threatening to sue Lia. Raf's behavior is getting stranger, and Lia wonders whether there's something to the rumors that he's . . . potentially paranormal. And when her sister, Natasha, goes missing, Lia begins to wonder if a millionaire lifestyle is all it's cracked up to be. Will Lias fortune create more problems than it solves? Find out in this hilarious story by Keren David, whose acclaimed debut novel, When I Was Joe, was Highly Commended for the Booktrust Teenage Prize.
Review
"A really funny and thought-provoking tale of a teenage Lottery winner — and the inevitable chaos that follows." —
Bookseller"This astringent, insightful satire is a major treat. Tart, funny, and fast-moving, with a touch of rueful realism and a lot of heart." — Kirkus Reviews, Best Teen Books of 2012
"Wise, funny, ingeniously plotted and deeper by far than its chick-lit type exterior suggests." — Jewish Chronicle
Synopsis
Money cant buy you love. But it can buy many other very nice things.
Lias mum is a nag, her sisters a pain and shes getting nowhere in pursuit of the potentially paranormal Raf.
Then she wins £8 million in the lottery, and suddenly everything is different. But will Lias fortune create more problems than it solves?
Everyone dreams of winning the lottery - but whats it really like? Find out in this hilarious story by Keren David, whose acclaimed debut novel, When I Was Joe, was Highly Commended for the Booktrust Teenage Prize.
About the Author
Keren David was brought up in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, U.K., and went to school in Hatfield. She left school at 18 and got a job as a messenger girl on a newspaper, then turned down a place to read English at university to take an apprenticeship as a junior reporter. She was freelancing as a reporter on the old Fleet Street by her mid-20s and, after living and working in Scotland for two years, was appointed as a news editor on The Independent at the age of 27. She worked at The Independent for six years, moving from news to become a commissioning editor on the Comment pages. She and her family then went to live in Amsterdam for eight years where she was editor in chief of a photo-journalism agency. On returning to the UK in 2007 she decided to attend a course on writing for children at the City University. When I Was Joe started out as a project for that course. She lives in London with her husband and two children.